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Join us for a conversation with David Shelley, CEO of Hachette Book Group (Pachinko, Little Black Lies, The Cradle) and David Kuhn, literary agent and Co-CEO of Aevitas Creative Management about current publishing trends. If you’re interested in writing and publishing your book, you don’t want to miss this opportunity to hear from two of the industry’s leading experts about what the current publishing landscape looks like.
During our hour-long discussion with David and David, we will cover:
- The current publishing landscape
- Changes in the industry
- What the industry loves and ignores
This webinar will be recorded, so if you can't attend live you can still sign up and watch the recording.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to We Need Diverse Books.
David Shelley is Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Book Group, home to seven publishing divisions – Basic Books Group; Grand Central Publishing; Hachette Audio; Little, Brown and Company; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Orbit; and Workman Running Press Group. He also serves as CEO of Hachette UK, the second largest UK publisher, with 12 autonomous divisions and over 50 imprints.
He began his career in 1997 at Allison & Busby, an independent UK publishing house, and lead the company from 2000 to 2005. He joined Little, Brown UK in 2005 as Editorial Director and became Publisher in 2011, publishing bestselling authors including Mitch Albom, Mark Billingham, Patricia Cornwell, Carl Hiaasen, Dennis Lehane, Val McDermid, and J.K Rowling.
In 2015 he was named CEO of Orion and Little, Brown, and in 2018 was appointed Group CEO of Hachette UK. In 2024, Lagardère tapped David to oversee Hachette Book Group US as part of a new English-language management structure.
David’s leadership is defined by the company’s four strategic business pillars: Understanding Consumers, Changing the Story, Owner Mentality and Growth Mindset.
David Kuhn has represented #1 New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize-winners, and books by MacArthur Genius Fellows; his clients include New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporters, New Yorker writers, Senators and Congressmen, public intellectuals, journalists, activists, historians, actors, comedians, musicians, and many others. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and before becoming a literary agent was a Senior Editor at Vanity Fair, Features Director at The New Yorker, and Editor in Chief at Brill’s Content.
His full bio can be found here.
Thank you for facilitating such an engaging conversation and creating an environment where emerging storytellers could listen, learn, and participate. Your contributions helped make the experience both accessible and inspiring.
~ Zachary W (Author)
Questions?
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