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.
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.
James Daunt and David Shelley Head for London Book Fair
Today: Two transatlantic CEOS, James Daunt and David Shelley, keynote at London Book Fair.
David Shelley on Hachette Book Group’s 2024 US Performance
In audiobooks in 2024, ‘ We saw more listeners than ever before for our authors’ titles,’ Hachette’s David Shelley says in a memo.
London Book Fair: Daunt and Shelley Headline Keynotes
Main Stage keynotes at the 2025 London Book Fair are to include transatlantic CEOs David Shelley and James Daunt.
NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute: Amandeep Kochar
CEO Amandeep Kochar of Baker & Taylor, with operations on four continents, shares his worldview at NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute.
Hachette’s David Shelley: ‘Raising Readers’ Internationally
Hachette’s ‘Raising Readers’ initiative will have authors, illustrators, and translators sign messages in adult books on ‘fostering a lifelong habit of reading.’
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.
At Frankfurt: Join Us at Publishing Perspectives Forum
The 2024 Publishing Perspectives Forum—this year at Frankfurt Studio in Hall 4.0—hosts leading players and thinkers for trade visitors.