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We confirmed yesterday that we will cover the cost of any applications for settlement post-Brexit for our staff who are EU nationals. It's an important time to voice our support for all EU nationals and to say that we see you as key to our success and to our future.
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Nice to see so many positive reactions to news of our new Manchester office- opening Feb 2020 All part of our plan to expand regional publishing activity & discover new voices and audiences around the country!.
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We are extremely excited to announce that we will be launching a monthly subscription book service that celebrates #feminist voices and storytelling! Read more about #TheFeministBookBox in @thebookseller
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Thrilled to unveil our Author Mural today. It runs through Carmelite House, celebrating our authors past, present and future #riverofauthors
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To thank our brilliant NHS workers for their selfless dedication, we’re offering them a selection of free e-books to download at until the end of May. #NHSThankYou #NHSheroes #clapforNHS.
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At Hachette UK, we stand against racism and discrimination of any kind. We stand in solidarity with all Black colleagues, authors, illustrators, creators, booksellers, librarians and readers.
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We’re excited to share our plans to open five new offices in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield and Bristol over the next 12 months. Read more about it here:.
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We’ve partnered with a host of our authors to celebrate and champion independent bookshops across the country as part of #IndieBookshopWeek (20-27 June). To launch our campaign, @HodderBooks’ @grahnort talks about why he loves going to @BantryBookshop @booksaremybag
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Want to get into publishing, but not sure where to start? 💭. We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our free virtual #OpeningtheBook events designed to demystify publishing and make the industry more transparent and accessible to under-represented groups
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Aaand, we're open!. Last night we celebrated the opening of our new Sheffield office. It was great to see friends and supporters from the wider creative community come together to mark our expansion, which we hope will help us further our mission of publishing for everyone.
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We've expanded our office in Sheffield!. We now have 120 people based across our national offices & 40% were recruited locally. The move is part of our commitment to hire creative talent beyond London & better reach all consumers. Read all about it below👇.
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📣 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! 📣. To celebrate 5 years of #ChangingtheStory we’ve partnered with @Waterstones and @CBGBooks to offer 10 publishing hopefuls the opportunity to join our year-long programme!. Apply on the @_CreativeAccess website 👇. 📚
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Thrilled to be working with the @literacy_trust on a new 3 year partnership to help primary school children affected by COVID-19 develop the reading skills they need to catch up #ChangingtheStory
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Calling all unpublished fiction writers from BAME backgrounds! The @MoPrize is accepting entries until the 29th of this month. Prizes:. 🥇£2.5k + (£)publishing contract📜. 🥈£1.5k + 📚. 🥉£750 + 📚. Submit here:
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Wow! We've been totally blown away by the response to our Manchester office news. Very encouraged by all the comments from you and can't wait to tap into this new pool of northern talent. #publishingnews #diversityinpublishing #ChangingtheStory
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Delighted to announce we're finally opening all 5 of our new national offices in the next 3 months! . #ChangingtheStory.
.@HachetteUK hails ‘game-changing’ moment as first of five regional bases opens doors, with Manchester and Bristol opening this month, with Newcastle, Edinburgh and Sheffield set to follow suit later this year! (£)
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Thrilled to announce we’ve acquired @paperblanks, the world’s second largest publishers of premium notebooks, journals and diaries.
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We’re over the moon that Small Pleasures by @ClareDChambers has bagged Pageturner of the Year at the #Nibbies! Massive congrats, Clare!🌙
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Proud to partner with the @S_LawrenceTrust to launch a new publishing toolkit to help make careers in our industry more accessible to young people from all backgrounds. Check it out here:
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Want to work freelance as an editor?. Our Changing the Story Freelancer Training Programme with @InspiredJobs & @PTCBookHouse aims to make publishing more accessible. We've also issued an open call for current freelancers too. More details 👇
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We’re excited to announce we’re partnering with @Waterstones and @CBGBooks on a bigger and better #publishing traineeship this year. We have 10 places for people from underrepresented backgrounds and you can apply through @_CreativeAccess later this month #ChangingtheStory.
.@HachetteUK marks the fifth anniversary of its Changing the Story traineeship programme with a "bigger and better" offering thanks to new partnerships with @CBGBooks and @Waterstones! See more here:
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Our traineeship is back!. The programme is designed to make publishing more accessible to under-represented groups and this year we’re also looking for experienced candidates looking to take a new step in their career 👇.
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Are you a writer from an underrepresented background? The Future Bookshelf needs you! Our next period of open submissions begins in May. Be sure to follow @FutureBookshelf and to keep an eye on for more info.
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Huge congratulations to @rebeccafolland, Rights Director at @HodderBooks @headlinepg @johnmurrays and @QuercusBooks for winning this year's Rights Professional of the Year award! #Nibbies.
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Our traineeship is back and better than ever!🥳. We’re partnering again with @CreativeAccess, @CBGBooks and @Waterstones to give 10 trainees all the skills they need to kickstart their publishing careers. Applications are now OPEN and close on August 7th!.
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We’re thrilled to see that our donation of 20,000 books is now packed and making its way to the @scottishbktrust - thanks to our incredible Distribution team - to help support children and adults across Scotland who do not have books at home 📚
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Hi @Patrick_Ness. We're pledging to donate £10,000 to your appeal today and another £10,000 when it reaches £1million.
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In VERY exciting news, we’re thrilled to announce that the brilliant @DialogueBooks is becoming a standalone division of Hachette UK!💜
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We have some new additions to our team…. To celebrate the publication of @ProfNoelFitz’ book #BeyondSupervet, @HachetteWBN and @OrionBooks have joined forces for #BringYourDogToWork Day in our London office to allow everyone to spend some extra time with some furry friends 🐾
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We're delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new website! You’ll find out about our culture, our traineeship programme, our reward and recognition initiatives, and much more; including a timeline of our rich history, from 1846 to today.
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We're thrilled to be one of the #TimesTop50 Employers for Women for the third year running!. It's all thanks to the commitment of our leadership team and amazing employee networks for keeping gender balance firmly on the agenda. #TakeActionOnGenderEquality
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Happy 10th birthday, @Bookouture!🥳. A huge congratulations to the wonderful team and their incredible authors for all they have achieved so far. Their hard work means that Bookouture just keeps getting bigger and better - we can’t wait to see what the next 10 years will bring!
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Today is our first ever Changing the Story Day! Follow #ChangingtheStory and #CTSDay to see what we’ve been doing to champion diversity and inclusion in the publishing industry and to change the story.
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Know someone aged 15-18 who wants to learn more about the business of publishing?✨. Well, here's some great news to kick start your week - we're running a free, 10-hour virtual work experience programme - in partnership with @Springpod - for 1000 students!
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Congrats to all the wonderful team over at @JKPBooks for winning Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year! 👏 #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies
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To thank our brilliant NHS workers for their selfless dedication, we’re offering them a selection of free e-books to download at until the end of May. #NHSThankYou #NHSheroes #clapforNHS.@NHSuk @NHSEngland @NHSEmployers @NHSProviders
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📚 WELCOME BACK 📚. After what feels like forever, #BookshopsAreBack and we can’t wait to browse the shelves again!. To celebrate the reopening, this week we’ll be sharing some of our favourite bookshops 🙌. #ChooseBookshops
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been a symbol of continuity for over 70 years. Her reassuring presence and unwavering sense of duty earned her respect and admiration around the world, and we are incredibly saddened to hear of her death today. She will be greatly missed.
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We're flying the flag for #IDAHOBIT2018 at Carmelite House today! We stand with all our LGBTQIA+ colleagues, authors and friends and are proud to celebrate them. #HachettePride 🏳️🌈
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Absolutely delighted to welcome @bookouture to the @HachetteUK family today!
.@HachetteUK acquires @bookouture:
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Know someone aged 15-18 who wants to get into publishing?. We're running a free, virtual work experience programme for over 1000 students, with interactive tasks and live webinars designed to build confidence in the workplace and demystify the industry 👇.
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Hachette UK is donating to organisations working towards a more inclusive culture, including £10,000 to @UFFCampaign and £10,000 to @_knightsof and @jacarandabooks’ #InclusiveIndies campaign.
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We are one of the #TimesTop50 Employers for Gender Equality for the 4th year running!. We're very proud that @BITC praised our progress in the number of women in senior leadership roles & initiatives like our Pregnancy & Baby Loss Guidelines & Menopause policy.
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A massive congratulations to all our team over at @orionbooks for winning Publisher of the Year! 🌟. #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards @kesp.
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Happy 30th birthday, @Orionbooks!. From publishing countless bestsellers to winning Publisher and Imprint of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards, we couldn’t be prouder of everything you’ve achieved over the last three decades. Here’s to the next 30 years! 🍾 #Orion30
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We’re delighted to announce that we’re working with @NorthumbriaUni and @NewWritingNorth on a brand-new MA in publishing!. We share a vision to develop the next generation of publishing talent and give graduates the skills needed to work in our amazing industry.📚.
So pleased to announce our new MA Publishing degree, delivered in partnership with @HachetteUK & @NewWritingNorth It offers students a guaranteed work placement with a global publisher AND the opportunity to work on live writing development projects
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And that’s a wrap!. Now that London Book Fair is over for another year, we’re delighted that our books will be going to one of our key charity partners, @BTBSCharity 📚 #LBF24
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Eid Mubarak!🌙. It was so great to see @HachetteMuslims host their fourth annual Iftar this Ramadan, which this year was a cross-industry event, as part of their aim to build a welcoming environment for publishing professionals👇.
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Pleased to announce the launch of the Mo Siewcharran Prize. Run by our #ChangingtheStory Diversity and Inclusivity initiative, it hopes to discover talent from under-represented backgrounds and give those writers the opportunity to be published
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‘It’s when times are hardest that we need the transformative magic of books the most.’ @CressidaCowell told us why she can’t wait to visit her local independent bookshop @HachetteKids #IndieBookshopWeek @booksaremybag @UKLaureate
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Thanks to @nbrly we’ve distributed 12,000 books to UK charities and community groups during the lockdown, bringing a bit of joy to NHS workers and patients, the isolated elderly, and families that are home-schooling. Read about it in @thebookseller.
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We're delighted that our CEO David Shelley has been named a top 100 LGBT+ Executive by the @FT for the second year running! .#OUTRoleModels18 #ChangingtheStory
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Are you an 18-25 year-old looking for experience in the book industry? We’re partnering with @NewWritingNorth to offer a 5-day work placement and a bursary of £500 to support your involvement. Find out more and apply here:
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Today marks one year since the murder of George Floyd. As we reflect on the past year, it is evident that there is immeasurably more to be done in the fight against systemic racism.
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🏆 📚 Huge congratulations to our five authors who have been longlisted for the 2021 #WomensPrize! 📚 🏆. @britrbennett, @AmandaPCraig, @NaoiseDolan, @csajthewriter and Clare Chambers 📖. Check out the full longlist here 👉
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Today's the day. we're so excited for this year's British Book Awards this evening. Wishing the very best of luck to all of our nominated colleagues, divisions and imprints! #Nibbies
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We're delighted that David Shelley has been named by the @FT as a top 100 #LGBT+ Executive. #ChangingtheStory
Congratulations to #LGBTExec #58 @thatmarion @Ogilvy #59 David Shelley @HachetteUK #60 John Basnage @HoganLovells. @FT #OUTleaders17
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Want to know what goes on behind the scenes at a publishing house?. We’ve teamed up with @_CreativeAccess to host a free webinar for #WorkInPublishingWeek to demystify the industry. Our staff will give their insight to those looking to break into the field - sign up below! 👇.
#WorkInPublishingWeek is just around the corner and we've teamed up with @HachetteUK to help demystify the industry in this free webinar 👇. Don't miss out on the chance to find out how you can become publishing's next rising star - sign up for free 🔗
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The shortlist for the @jhalakprize for BAME writers has been announced and we’re very proud to have three titles on the shortlist. 📚The Black Flamingo by @DeanAtta (@HachetteKids).📚Queenie by @CandiceC_W (@orionbooks).📚Remembered by @YBattleFelton (@dialoguebooks)
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Calling all Heartstopper fans!💕. @HachetteKids and @teambkmrk have recreated Charlie's bedroom in real life and you have until Friday to give it a visit at @WaterstonesPicc - some familiar faces even popped in to take a look!
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And we’re back!. We’re so excited to be back at Frankfurt Book Fair in person this year🙌 #FBM22
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We love to see it – Strong Female Character by Fern Brady has just won Non-Fiction Audiobook of the Year at the #BritishBookAwards! Very well done to team @Octopus_Books 📚.
The winner of Book of the Year: Audiobook Non-Fiction (supported by @audiobookishpod) is Fern Brady for STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER (@octopus_books). Congratulations! . Our judges agreed it “achieved a depth-to-the-bone honesty”. #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards @HachetteAudioUK
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This year marks five years of @dialoguebooks!🎈✨. We’re SO proud of everything the team has achieved so far in supporting marginalised authors and publishing a huge diversity of writing talent. We can’t wait to see what the next five years bring.
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To celebrate #IndieBookshopWeek, Will Dean is shouting out all of the amazing booksellers in @LindumBooks, @bertsbooks, @Books_n_friends, @FourbearsBooks, @ForumBooks and @foxlanebooks. Why not visit them or your local indie this week?
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Reading something you enjoy can help you relax and escape from a busy day. @Valmcdermid is helping us celebrate reading with our charity partner, @Literacy_Trust, by sharing what book she’s currently getting stuck into. Why not #Take10ToRead this #WorldMentalHealthDay too?
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We wanted to give a massive shout-out and send our congrats to our incredible marketing teams who were recognised in six categories at this year's #BMSAwards! . Well done @HodderBooks, @headlinepg, @orionbooks, and @HachetteKids 🎉
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This Thursday, our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic employee network @THRIVEHachette will be hosting a panel on how to break into publishing, which will be chaired by publisher of @dialoguebooks @SharLovegrove. Register here: #BlackHistoryMonth.
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So proud of our brilliant @HachettePride and @THRIVEHachette networks, who teamed up to host a stand at #UKBlackPride over the weekend!. All the money they made from the selling of our books will be donated to charities supporting LGBTQIA+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean,
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Today we publish our first Ethnicity Pay Gap. It is only by publicly reporting our data and our action plans that we will become a truly representative company.
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We're so pleased that nine titles across our divisions have been longlisted for this year's Diverse Book Awards. Well done to @LittleBrownUK, @dialoguepub, @HachetteKids, @johnmurrays, and @orionbooks #TheDBAwards
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We are delighted to be one of this year’s @bitc #TimesTop50 Employers for Women! We are at the beginning of our journey to #ChangetheStory at Hachette and will continue to push for #GenderEquality and #Inclusivity in our industry @TheGBNHachette.
It’s time to take action on #GenderEquality. Many organisations are doing just that and have been recognised for their positive action 👏. @thetimes Top 50 Employers for Women is OUT TODAY! Find out who made the top 50 list and why. #BITCGender #BITCTT50
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"This is a moment to salute the successes of the past and the present and to look forward to a spectacular future.” - Arnaud Nourry
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We are so excited about our new partnership with @JacarandaBooks! . Our sales and distribution will help their brilliant books reach an even wider audience and we can't wait to get started! Read more below 👇.
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Calling aspiring fantasy fiction writers!. Submissions are now open for this year's @MoPrize, which is part of our Future Bookshelf programme that aims to discover authors from underrepresented backgrounds. Find out more about how to apply below👇.
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Are you ready for the @dialoguebooks and @badformreview collab?✨. The takeover edition has loads of essays, reviews and interviews which celebrate Dialogue’s five years as an imprint supporting marginalised authors. Available for pre-order now!👇📚.
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We’re over the moon to see that five titles from @HachetteKids have been included in the Diverse Book Awards longlist!🌙. Huge congrats to Team HCG and to @adiba_j @junodawson, @LawrencePatrice and Kiki Kallira! #TheDBAwards
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Next up in our series of #RecommendedReads for #Pride2021✨🏳️🌈 . 📚@daisythejones’ #AllTheThingsSheSaid, which explores the nature of 21st century queerness. 📚#NoShame, a funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by @tomallencomedy. @HodderBooks
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Congratulations to our authors @CandiceC_W @OLearyBeth @michellegallen and @amplecat who have been shortlisted for the @CWIPprize! @TrapezeBooks @QuercusBooks @johnmurrays @headlinepg
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Exciting news! We’re very proud to be supporting #ESEALitFest 2023, the UK’s first East and Southeast Asian literary festival, alongside our incredible network, @THRIVEHachette. Tickets are now on sale and it's one you won’t want to miss – check out the full line-up below now!.
We are thrilled to announce #ESEALitFest 2023 ✨. Together with our friends @eseapn we're bringing you a day of panels, readings, a workshop & more, with some VERY exciting names. It's going to be a day to remember. Join us!. For more info & tickets:
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"Independent bookshops need to be cherished and supported. Use them, or lose them."". Mic drop moment from @MarkBillingham🎤 The @LittleBrownUK author has shared why you should visit bookshops like the brilliant @OwlBookshop this #IndieBookshopWeek (and beyond!)
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.@littlebrownuk’s @MarkBillingham looks forward to the day that he can visit David and his team @GoldsboroBooks #IndieBookshopWeek @booksaremybag
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It's been a paw-some day at our HQ!. @LittleBrownUK teamed up with @HachetteWBN to celebrate the launch of Adam Spivey's new book, #HowtoTrainYourDog, by inviting some furry friends to join the team. #BringYourDogToWork #SouthendDogTraining🐶
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#PrideMonth is almost over, but the recommendations aren't! The final titles chosen by @HachettePride are The Unbroken by @C_L_Clark, and The Oleander Sword by @tashadrinkste🌈. Continue supporting LGBTQ+ authors by picking up any of the Pride picks (or others) all year around!
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To mark this year’s #BlackHistoryMonth, we want to highlight some of the incredible books on our list that uplift, raise awareness and educate on the lives of Black people and their history.
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What a brilliant way to end the week!. We’re SO proud to see that our titles have been shortlisted for nine #BritishBookAwards this year – huge shout out to our @LittleBrownUK, @orionbooks, @Octopus_Books, @johnmurrays, @bookouture and @HachetteKids teams ❤️ #Nibbies
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We’re incredibly proud of @emilyebarrett, @FrancescaPear and @millieseaward for being @thebookseller #RisingStars 2020. Congratulations! @LittleBrownUK @orionbooks .
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We are excited to announce our Ethnicity Pay Gap Action Plan, developed with colleagues across the business to create a roadmap for becoming the wholly inclusive employer and publisher that we hope to be. Read more in @thebookseller.
.@HachetteUK has revealed an Ethnicity Pay Gap Action Plan, sharing what it is doing to address diversity and inclusion in areas of recruitment, progression, retention and representation. Find out more here:
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Happy #WorkinPublishing week! . We're always trying to make the industry more transparent and accessible to everyone. To celebrate this week, why not check out our #OpeningtheBook sessions, which can now be found on our website for free.✨. 👉
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Fasten your seatbelts! ✈️. The next author to get ‘on board’ with #IndieBookshopWeek is the brilliant @claremackint0sh, who tells us about the importance of supporting local businesses, and gives us a sneak peak into her new book #HostageBook 📚. @booksaremyBag @LittleBrownUK
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Absolutely thrilled to see that Fourth Wing by @RebeccaYarros has clinched Pageturner of the Year at the Nibbies. Well done to the team at @LittleBrownUK – so well deserved!.
Swooping up the award for Book of the Year: Pageturner (supported by @StylistMagazine) is @rebeccayarros FOURTH WING (@piatkusbooks). It made its mark on fantasy and non-fantasy readers as the bestselling SFF book in the UK last year. #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
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So great to have @_JimField and Kes Gray in to bring the rhymes and meet all the Hachette dogs today to launch #OiPuppies! 🐩
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So proud to see the incredible @HachettePride and @THRIVEHachette join forces to showcase loads of amazing books and run giveaways and raffles on their stand at @ukblackpride over the weekend!🌈
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A huge shout out to Team @BaskervilleJMP and Mick Herron for winning the 2022 Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award for #SloughHouse at the Harrogate Festival over the weekend!🎉
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