Stephen King picture book to Hodder Children's

Hodder Children’s Books, part of Hachette Children’s Group (HCG), has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to Charlie the Choo-Choo, the picture book written by Stephen King under the pen name of Beryl Evans. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Mian and Mitchell among 2021 Hachette Children's Novel Award judges

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PRH owner Bertelsmann to buy Simon & Schuster in $2bn deal

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Hachette backs bookshops' online sales of Rowling's Ickabog

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