Andrew Sharp launches publishing consultancy

Andrew Sharp, former rights director at Hachette Children’s Group, is launching a new publishing consultancy, drawing on his 24 years' experience in the book trade. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-18 22:23:52 UTC ]

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Hachette Children’s signs MG series by debut author L D Lapinski

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired a magical middle-grade fantasy series by debut author L D Lapinski. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 18:47:30 UTC ]
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Kiran Millwood Hargrave signs six-figure deal with HCG

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired four middle-grade novels from Kiran Millwood Hargrave for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 16:26:13 UTC ]
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Elliott to buy Barnes & Noble; Daunt will run both chains

In a seismic shift for the book trade, Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Barnes & Noble in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $683m (£537m), including the assumption of debt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-09 06:45:26 UTC ]
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HCG signs three new books in Townsend’s Nevermoor series

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired three more novels in Jessica Townsend’s Nevermoor series, bringing the total to six. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-02 09:55:07 UTC ]
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HCG signs Ben Brooks’ debut fiction

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired The Impossible Boy, the debut children’s fiction title from Ben Brooks, who wrote Stories For Boys Who Dare To Be Different for Quercus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-28 04:12:17 UTC ]
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CILIP launches magazine to promote diversity in children’s publishing

CILIP, the library and information association, is going to promote diverse and inclusive children’s literature via a new magazine, Pen&inc. The first edition of Pen&inc launches today (2nd May) with information about 450 titles, submitted by publishers ranging from Egmont and Hachette... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Georgia Page wins HCG’s Carmelite illustration prize

Aspiring illustrator Georgia Page has won this year’s £1,000 Carmelite Picture Book Prize, organised by Hachette Children’s Group, for her interpretation of a story by Kes Gray. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leader of the pack

As Hachette UK releases its first Ethnicity Pay Gap report, Philip Jones reflects on the book trade's latest efforts to hire and publish inclusively. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG to release new Asterix adventure

Hachette Children’s Group will this October publish a new story in the Asterix and Obelix series, in which the pair cross paths with the daughter of Vercingetorix, the leader of the Gauls. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Price joins The Roald Dahl Story Company

The Roald Dahl Story Company has hired Katie Price, currently director of licensing at Hachette Children’s Group, as its new head of books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Syrian refugee inspired tale sells to HCG

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired a picture book inspired by the refugee crisis in Syria by Rachel Ip and Anneli Bray. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG signs 'Tea Consent' video creator in two-book deal

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired a book about consent by Rachel Brian, the animator and creator of the ‘Tea Consent’ video. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Getting children reading

Hachette Children’s Group are on a mission to get more children reading—c.e.o. Hilary Murray Hill explains why. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gill Books buys Ireland's Collins Press

Gill Books has bought Irish indie publisher the Collins Press for an undisclosed sum after its owners announced their retirement following 30 years in the book trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We rush to condemn fakers such as Dan Mallory but the world has made impostors of us all | Rachel Cooke

The reaction to the exposure of the bestselling American author as a serial liar reveals more about our own insecurities than his duplicityWhat’s the difference between something going viral and a storm in a teacup? Not an awful lot, it often seems to me. Last week, everyone in publishing and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG buys picture book on the power of positive thinking

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired Ready, Rabbit?, a picture book about overcoming social anxiety by Fiona Roberton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elly Griffiths signs with HCG for children’s crime series

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired a “deliciously murderous” MG detective series by adult crime writer Elly Griffiths. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG expands on Oseman’s graphic novel series

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired two more volumes in Alice Oseman’s graphic novel series, Heartstopper. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG harnesses environmental trend with plastic pollution book

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired a book about plastic pollution by author-illustrator Neal Layton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rachel Graves joins Macmillan Children’s

Macmillan Children’s Books has hired Rachel Graves, currently head of export for the Hachette Children’s Group, as international sales director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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