Role for Stericker at new Hachette Children's Group

Sophie Stericker, currently art director at Orchard Books, will next year take on the role of creative director of the newly formed Hachette Children’s Group (HCG). Hachette UK is to merge its three children’s businesses - Hachette Children’s Books, Orion Children’s Publishing and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers – into one division on the 1st January, with Egmont's Hilary Murray Hill becoming its c.e.o.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]

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