Hachette Book Group Launches Campaign Opposing Unionization
Hachette Book Group has launched a campaign telling employees, “Why we believe Hachette is stronger without a union,” distributing flyers through its company portal and in its common spaces. Earlier this month, the company declined to voluntarily recognize the union being organized by the Hachette Workers Coalition. At the time, the company said in a statement, “Hachette Book Group respects employees’ right to engage in the unionization process.” They said of a secret union ballot, “We believe this is the most appropriate way for every eligible employee to make an informed and private choice, and ensure their voice is heard […]
Forthcoming: Rick Riordan’s Next Series
On September 29, Random House Children’s will publish THE WILD ZONE: CAMP HALF-BLOOD, the first a new series by Rick Riordan set in the world of Percy Jackson. The publisher writes that the series “explores what happens when Percy, Annabeth, and Grover are away, and a new generation of demigods must rise to the challenge.” Riordan will co-write each of the four books of the series with another author: Annabelle Oh (book 1), Kyle Lukoff (book 2), Jade Adia (book 3), and Pablo Cartaya (book 4). “Working on the Percy Jackson TV show allowed me to revisit the world of Camp Half-Blood and see it from many new […]
Correspondent, KPop Drive PRH in Q1
Bertelsmann shared a brief announcement on their financial results for the first quarter, noting that the company as a whole had €4.4 billion in sales, compared to €4.5 billion the previous year. Penguin Random House “delivered a strong business performance,” based on sales of Virginia Evans’s The Correspondent and Angela Song’s For the Fans! (KPop Demon Hunters), which sold 1.6 million copies in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Spain during the quarter, plus film-tie in editions of Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary and Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.
Announcing the Buzz Books Fall/Winter 2026 Fiction Panelists!
Pub day for our forthcoming Buzz Books sampler is Tuesday, May 19, and you’ll be able to download Fall/Winter 2026 wherever you get your ebooks. Join us Thursday, May 28th at 7pm Eastern to hear from five brilliant authors and editors of buzzy upcoming books, along with hosts Leigh Haber and PM’s Mary Ann Naples. Attending the event enters you to win galleys of the panelists’ titles. Chloe Benjamin with Lindsay Sagnette on UNDER STORY (Putnam, September 1) Joseph Fink with Stephanie Beard on THE NUDGE (Podium, September 1) Lydia Millet with Tom Mayer on FAIR ONES (Norton, October 6) Chad Harbach with […]
French Fee On Amazon Book Shipments Survives Final Legal Challenge
France’s Conseil d’Etat, the country’s highest court, ruled on Wednesday in support a law first passed in 2022 that sets a minimum delivery fee of €3 for online book orders of less than €35. The law was designed to support local brick-and-mortar stores from unfair competition from Amazon, which had been charging a delivery fee of only one euro cent on book deliveries. France has long limited book discounting, and in 2014 they banned free shipping on discounted books–leading to Amazon’s minimal charge. Last December, the EU Court of Justice had returned the matter to French courts for further evaluation, […]