Three years after Hachette Livre announced an unprecedented “English language management structure,” a round of promotions and new hires suggests that the company’s vision has proven successful.
Data-driven vs. Data-informed: An Inflection Point for Publishers at the US Book Show
This year’s US Book Show highlighted key practical topics such as career development and networking, book-to-screen, audience development and marketing, audio, and all things AI.
Hachette Book Group Invests in the Future with Raising Readers Campaign
Hachette’s $200,000 Raising Readers fund strives to raise awareness of the decline in the number of children reading for fun and encourages everyone to make reading for enjoyment part of children’s daily lives.
Lyndal Roper’s ‘Summer of Fire and Blood’ Wins Montreal’s Cundill Award
What jurors call a ‘sensational account’ of a 16th-century European uprising wins this year’s Cundill History Cundill History Prize in Montreal.
Hachette India: Riti Jagoorie Is Named Next Managing Director
Riti Jagoorie succeeds the retiring Thomas Abraham in January, reporting to Charlie King, Hachette UK International’s CEO.
US Book Show: Hope Amid Political Challenges
The 2025 US Book Show focused on challenges of publishing in today’s political, social, and technological environment.
Copyright: International Publishers in Guadalajara Cheer the Internet Archive Suit’s End
Plaintiffs Hachette, HarperCollins, Wiley, and PRH joined the Association of American Publishers in seeing the court dismantle ‘controlled digital lending.’
Frankfurt at Midpoint: Trade Visitors Are Up 9 Percent
The 76th edition of the world’s largest international book publishing trade show sees 114,000 trade visitors from 131 countries.
Banned Books Week: A Renewed Court Challenge to Iowa
After an appeals court ruling upholds the First Amendment in school libraries, the Big Five and others renew their lawsuit of the state of Iowa.
Internet Archive Takes Another Blow in Court on Copyright
The four publishing houses’ lawsuit success is upheld in the US Second Court of Appeals: ‘The Internet Archive lost again.’