Hachette Basics:
In 2006, the French publishing company Hachette Livre acquired Time Warner Book Group, and Hachette Book Group was born. Hachette Livre is a subsidiary of Lagardère, a communications and media company. Imprints include Little, Brown and Company, Grand Central Publishing (formerly Warner Books), and Orbit, a science fiction and fantasy imprint.
Fiction at Hachette:
Through these imprints, Hachette can claim an impressive backlist that includes works such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, and The Name of the Rose. Contemporary authors under their banner include Michael Connelly, Alice Sebold, Nelson DeMille, and Nicholas Sparks.
Submit to Hachette:
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