On Monday, Hachette Book Group USA ceo Michael Pietsch wrote to employees about the departure of longtime Hachette Livre/Lagardere Publishing ceo Arnaud Nourry, “I’m deeply saddened by this news. In the fifteen years that we have been part of Hachette Livre, Arnaud has strongly championed HBG, our employees, and our authors, while also advocating for a healthy publishing ecosystem. His vision and integrity, combined with his keen understanding of the publishing business on a global scale and the cultural importance of books and writers, have been core to our successes…. We will miss Arnaud enormously.” At the same time, Pietsch […]