16 July 2025 - New Writing North and Hachette UK have partnered on a Careers in Publishing Insight Day at Northumbria University, which was designed to show young people in the North East the breadth of the jobs available in the publishing industry. Hachette UK’s All Together Network worked closely with New Writing North to arrange and deliver a day of workshops to students as part of the network’s Changing the Story commitment to promote the recruitment, retention, and development of peo...| Hachette UK
24 June 2025 – Hachette UK has been listed as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for the sixth consecutive year. Hachette UK submitted evidence of the business’ commitment to removing gender inequalities in the workplace through policies and cultural interventions, including addressing pay disparities, offering flexible working, family-friendly policies, its inclusive culture, reward, and ensuring progression at work. Hachette UK’s Gender Balance employee network...| Hachette UK
June 9, 2025 - Hachette Book Group US Distribution and The Stable Book Group today announced the formation of Stable Distribution (stabledistribution.com), a new distribution company designed to provide independent publishers with a powerful and innovative new path to book sales and logistics in North America. Stable Distribution will be powered by a partnership between Hachette Book Group US Distribution, which will provide warehousing, logistics, and fulfillment services, and The Stable B...| Hachette UK
12 June 2025 - Thomas Abraham, the founding managing director of Hachette India, has retired after 18 years with the company. Riti Jagoorie will take over as MD of Hachette India, stepping up from her current role as vice-president of product and marketing in January 2026 to lead the business. Abraham has been MD of Hachette India, a fully owned subsidiary of Hachette UK, since he was headhunted from his role as CEO and president of Penguin India in 2007. While the publisher’s dominant re...| Hachette UK
11 June 2025 - On Thursday, 5 June, at an all-staff event in the Olympic Park, CEO David Shelley and Chair Hachette Children’s Group, Hilary Murray Hill, shared the next stages of plans for Raising Readers, Hachette UK’s urgent and long-term campaign to tackle the children’s reading crisis. Shelley and Murray Hill were joined by national treasure Michael Morpurgo and award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus, with video content from bestselling children’s author Cressida Cowell. The authors...| Hachette UK
Hachette UK’s Gender Balance Network marked International Women’s Day 2025 last week with an event to celebrate and spotlight female commissioners publishing non-fiction by women. Entitled “Be the Leading Voice: women publishing non-fiction by women”, the panel held on Monday 17th March included Anna Baty (Hodder Press), Hannah Chukwu (Dialogue Books), Sarah Savitt (Virago), and Anna Steadman (Headline Home). The conversation was chaired by Claire Shanahan, Executive Director of the W...| Hachette UK
4 April 2025 – Bloomsbury today announced that it has completed moving its UK distribution to Hachette UK Distribution, the biggest distribution move in UK publishing history. The benefits an…| Hachette UK
24 March - Orion Books has commissioned an illustration by designer Yutong Liu, an attendee of Hachette UK’s inaugural Changing the Story Design Festival, to feature on the jacket of The Original Daughter by Jemima Wei (to be published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 5 June 2025). The Changing the Story Design Festival was held in September 2024 and led by Charlotte Abrams-Simpson, Art Director at Orion, and held in partnership with Creative Access – the UK's leading diversity, equity, and incl...| Hachette UK
26 March 2025 – In celebration of Ramadan, Hachette UK’s Muslim Employee Network hosted its fifth annual Iftar on 20 March 2025. The evening was a cross-industry event as part of the network’s aim to build a welcoming environment for publishing professionals across the sector, and as part of the network’s commitment to ‘Changing the Story’. The event was held on the rooftop of Hachette UK’s London office, and over 60 people across Hachette UK, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins...| Hachette UK
20 March 2025 - Hachette UK has published its latest Ethnicity Pay Gap and Gender Pay Gap reports as part of its ongoing commitment to transparency under ‘Changing the Story’, their central strategic pillar focussed on inclusion and diversity across people, publishing and partnerships. In order to give an accurate picture of the whole company, Hachette UK reports on three entities: Hachette UK Ltd, which comprises staff in publishing roles; Hachette Distribution; and the Whole Group, whic...| Hachette UK
5th December 2024 – Following recent research from the National Literacy Trust in the UK, showing that reading for pleasure amongst children is at a 20-year low, with only 35% of 8-10 year old chil…| Hachette UK
HILARY MURRAY HILL TO BECOME CHAIR 15 January 2025, London UK – Hachette UK has appointed Ruth Alltimes as Managing Director, Hachette Children’s Group. Hilary Murray Hill, CEO of Hachette Children…| Hachette UK
16 December 2024 – Hachette Ireland today announces the imminent retirement of Group Managing Director Breda Purdue. Breda will be retiring at the end of this year, and this early decision has been…| Hachette UK
James Linney named CFO of Distribution at Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group 20 Novemeber 2024 - Russell Evans has been named Director of Business Development for Hachette UK Distribution and Hachette Book Group US Distribution (HBGUS Distribution), it was announced today by Matt Wright, CEO of Hachette UK Distribution and HBGUS Distribution. Evans will be responsible for developing client services at Hachette UK and HBGUS Distribution and attracting new client publishers for both territorie...| Hachette UK
14 November 2024, An analysis of an innovative schools reading programme, published today, has boosted both reading skills and reading enjoyment and confidence among the children who participated. Cumulative results from the three years of Hachette UK’s Changing the Story Reading Programme with the National Literacy Trust, show that the scheme consistently improved pupils’ reading ability, with the percentage of participating pupils reading below the national average decreasing from 50.7%...| Hachette UK
14th November 2024, London: Hachette UK, India, Australia and New Zealand are pleased to announce Yen Press will be joining Hachette for sales and distribution services. In the UK, Hachette’s services for Yen Press will be live on 16th December 2024, in India on 3rd February2025 and in Australia and New Zealand on 1st April 2025. Yen Press is the latest publisher to be joining Hachette UK as part of their third-party publisher expansion plans. They follow in the footsteps of Profile Books w...| Hachette UK
13 November, London UK – Hachette UK has appointed Alexandra Cooper as Group Marketing Director. She will take up the role in the new year, based at Hachette UK’s headquarters in Carmelite House, and report to Maura Wilding, Group Communications Director. Alex Cooper is currently Group Marketing Director at Little, Brown, one of Hachette UK’s publishing divisions, and Co-chair of the Sustainability Network. She joined Little, Brown in 2014 as Head of Digital Marketing and Consumer I...| Hachette UK
3 October 2024 - Hachette UK has announced the launch of the Changing the Story Design Project. The project is made up of three elements, all of which have the common goal of finding the best future design talent and bringing them to the publishing industry: The Changing the Story Design Festival, the Freelance Designer Database and the Design Education Programme. The Changing the Story Design Festival took place at Hachette UK’s London office on Thursday 19th September in partnership with ...| Hachette UK
17 September 2024 – Hachette Pride today announces its new cohort for the Grow Your Story initiative. Partnering with The Future Bookshelf and David Higham Associates, Grow Your Story is a writing support programme for unpublished, unagented LGBTQ+ fiction stars of the future. The selected writers were chosen from 235 submissions, which were initially scored by over 100 volunteer readers from across all Hachette divisions. Those with the highest average scores were sent to the panel of ...| Hachette UK
HACHETTE UK’S BRENDAN GOSS STEPS UP TO GROUP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ROLE 10 July 2024 - Hachette Book Group announces the retirement of Mike Ballanco, SVP & Chief Information Officer. Ballanco joined HBG nine years ago and, in that time, developed a strong IT relationship with the business and launched a strategic IT Transformation program, replacing 85% of HBG’s legacy applications with a new portfolio of integrated systems. Brendan Goss, Hachette UK’s CIO, will step up to lead the ...| Hachette UK
9 July 2024 - Hodder Education, including its imprint John Catt Educational, has today announced it will operate under the new name Hachette Learning. The business name change aligns with its long-standing parent company, Hachette UK, and reflects its ambition to deliver education and learning solutions that meet the needs of institutions worldwide. Known for its secondary products including Springboard Science, My Revision Notes, and Progress in Geography, Hodder Education will continue to m...| Hachette UK
5 July 2024 - Niamh Anderson, Senior Publicity Manager at Little, Brown, has been included on the prestigious PRWeek 30 Under 30 awards list for 2024. Notably, Anderson is the only publishing professional on the list. The PRWeek UK 30 Under 30 project aims to shine a light on the industry’s rising stars; celebrating their outstanding achievements and rewarding their tenacity, brilliance and ingenuity that makes PR and communications the vibrant and spirited environment that it is today. Mor...| Hachette UK
20th June 2024 – Hachette UK has been listed as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for the fifth consecutive year and remains the only UK publishing business to be featured. Hachette UK submitted evidence of the business’ commitment to removing gender inequalities in the workplace, including flexible working, family-friendly policies, pay, its inclusive culture, reward, and progression at work. Hachette UK’s Gender Balance employee network remains the largest of ...| Hachette UK
14 June 2024 - Hachette UK’s ambitious near-term climate targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a corporate climate action organisation that enables companies and financial institutions worldwide to play their part in combating the climate crisis. The targets are a significant point in Hachette UK’s climate journey, and to mark this important moment, the company has established a year-round internal engagement campaign to inform and inspire staff, in co...| Hachette UK
12th June 2024 - Hachette UK has partnered with its authors for a cross-divisional social media campaign which celebrates and champions independent booksellers across the UK and Ireland. The campaign supports and promotes the Bookseller Associations’ annual Independent Bookshop Week, for which Hachette UK is the headline and only publisher sponsor. The campaign, now in its fifth year, will run for a week on Hachette UK’s social channels from Saturday 15 June, and centres around a series o...| Hachette UK
Hachette UK’s Pride Network today announced the launch of the Grow Your Story initiative as part of Future Bookshelf. Submissions are now open to the third cohort of aspiring authors for the free creative writing development scheme. Originated by Thrive, Hachette UK’s Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage employee network, in 2020, this year the programme will be run by Pride, the company’s LGBTQ+ network, and aims to support the queer fiction stars of the future. In partnership with David Hi...| Hachette UK
7 May 2024, London and New York — Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group have today announced promotions and structural changes designed to meet consumer needs in all formats and fuel Hachette’s growth in the UK, the US, and international markets. Hachette UK will be structured into three core areas of publishing: Adult Trade, Children’s Trade, and Education. These strands will be headed up by three CEOs: Katie Espiner, Seshni Jacobs, and Hilary Murray Hill. They will report to and work cl...| Hachette UK
Hachette Australia is delighted to announce its second-year inclusion in this year’s AFR BOSS Best Places to Work Awards. In the 2024 Awards, Hachette Australia secured a second place ranking in the Retail, Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment, and Technology category. This is an advancement from the seventh place ranking in the same category received last year. Published annually by The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine, these Awards recognise pioneering workplaces in Australia...| Hachette UK
15 April, 2024 – David Shelley, CEO of Hachette Book Group (HBG) and Hachette UK (HUK), announced today the promotion of Carrie Bloxson to SVP Culture and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Bloxson will bring her experience and leadership as HBG’s VP Chief Diversity Officer to an expanded role encompassing Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK. Since joining HBG in February 2021, Bloxson has led the business’ commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion, and increasing representation in...| Hachette UK
16th April - Bloomsbury today announced that it would be moving its UK distribution and logistics to Hachette UK Distribution. The move will take place in early April 2025. Simon Robson, Director of Global Operations at Bloomsbury commented, “The distribution landscape has changed considerably in recent years and Bloomsbury are delighted to be partnering with Hachette UK Distribution, who we believe to be best-positioned to support the company’s long-term strategic objectives and ambition...| Hachette UK
Hachette UK’s Muslim Employee Network hosted its fourth annual Iftar on 21 March 2024. This year, for the first time, the evening was a cross-industry event as part of the network’s aim to build a welcoming environment for publishing professionals. The event was held on the rooftop of Hachette UK’s London office, and over 50 people joined the Iftar, the meal eaten by Muslims to break their fast after sunset every day during Ramadan. The Muslim Employee Network, created to support and re...| Hachette UK
21 March 2024 - Hachette UK has published its latest Ethnicity Pay Gap and Gender Pay Gap reports as part of its ongoing commitment to transparency under ‘Changing the Story’, their programme of people, publishing, and partnerships to improve diversity and inclusion. As a commitment to transparency and to give an accurate picture of the whole company, Hachette UK reports on three entities: Hachette UK Ltd, which comprises staff in publishing roles; Hachette Distribution; and the Whole Gro...| Hachette UK
21 February 2024: As part of their third-party publisher expansion plans, Hachette UK Distribution today announced Hay House UK will join their distribution facility from 3rd February 2025. Hay House UK is the seventh third-party publisher to join Hachette UK Distribution in three years, following in the footsteps of British Library Publishing in June 2023, Pinnacle Booksales in January 2024, and Lonely Planet who join in June 2024. Home to the most advanced warehousing technology in UK publi...| Hachette UK
3rd November 2023: As part of their third-party publisher expansion plans, Hachette UK Distribution today announced Lonely Planet, the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, will join their distribution facility from 3rd June 2024. Over the past 50 years, Lonely Planet has sold over 150 million guidebooks covering 221 countries. With 900 active titles, their three imprints - Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet Kids and Lonely PlanetFood, will be supported by Hachette UK’s market-leading serv...| Hachette UK
16 January, London – Hachette UK has today opened applications for its 2024 traineeship programme which, alongside entry-level positions, will provide placements for experienced candidates looking to take a new step in their career. Now in its sixth year, the aim is to welcome individuals who are looking for a career change or wish to return to work after a career break and aim to place them in mid-level roles. Hachette UK is partnering for the third year with literary agency Curtis Brown a...| Hachette UK
11 December 2023, London UK – In collaboration with its employee Accessibility Network, Hachette UK has launched an Accessibility Policy, which sets out a framework to support and empower its colleagues . Created in line with Hachette UK’s ‘Changing the Story’ diversity and inclusion initiative, the policy outlines best practice for recruiting disabled candidates sharing information about a disability, and internal and external support available to staff. A managers’ guidance docu...| Hachette UK
27 November - An analysis of an innovative schools reading programme, published today, shows significant improvements in both reading skills and reading resilience among the children who participated. Cumulative results from the first two years of Hachette UK’s Changing the Story Reading Programme with the National Literacy Trust, show that the scheme improved pupils’ reading ability, with the percentage of pupils reading at the national average increasing from half before taking part to ...| Hachette UK
23 November - Following the first-year success of Hachette UK and New Writing North’s partnership with Northumbria University to deliver an innovative new publishing degree, teaching has commenced with the second year of students, who will all receive a guaranteed work placement with Hachette UK. Once again there is a £2,000 scholarship for one highly gifted student from an underrepresented background. Northumbria University’s one-year MA Publishing programme has been designed to resp...| Hachette UK
Hachette UK CEO David Shelley to lead Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch takes on new role as Chairman 14 November 2023 - Hachette Livre announced today that they will create a new English language management structure for Hachette Book Group, to develop the longstanding excellent collaboration between Hachette Book Group (HBG) and Hachette UK (HUK). Hachette UK CEO, David Shelley, will take on the CEO role for both Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK,...| Hachette UK
As part of their third-party publisher expansion plans, Hachette UK Distribution is pleased to announce Pinnacle Booksales will be joining their distribution facility from 29th January 2024. To deliver this new partnership, Pinnacle Booksales has formed a new company, Pinnacle Book Distribution Ltd, to provide distribution for Independent Publishers. Pinnacle Booksales is the latest third-party publisher to join Hachette UK Distribution, following in the footsteps of British Library Publishin...| Hachette UK
TikTok has welcomed the UK’s second largest publisher, Hachette UK, to TikTok Shop, following the successful launch of a new 'Books' category on TikTok Shop earlier this year. The TikTok community will now be able to purchase a range of titles directly from Hachette UK's divisional handles including Little Brown Book Group (@little.book.tok) Hodder & Stoughton books (@hodderbooks) and Headline Books (@headlinebooks). Hachette UK will offer a specially curated selection of some of the mo...| Hachette UK
22 August 2023, London UK – As part of its ongoing commitment to accelerate the diversification of its workforce and publishing, Hachette UK is expanding their national office in Sheffield. The 23-strong team have moved to a workspace previously used by Twinkl, a leading education business founded in Sheffield. Hachette UK now has 120 staff based across the cities of Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Sheffield. Of the 120 staff over 40% have been recruited locally and in Sheffie...| Hachette UK
DESIGNED TO IMPROVE REPRESENTATION AND ACCESSIBILITY IN PUBLISHING Hachette UK has announced the launch of Changing the Story Freelancer Training Programme, which will offer five fully funded editorial freelance placements to successful applicants interested in working in publishing, exclusively in a freelance capacity. Created in partnership with Inspired Selection and The Publishing Training Centre, the six-month Changing the Story Freelancer Training Programme is designed to make publishin...| Hachette UK