Egmont to launch nonfiction imprint Red Shed
In the UK, children’s publisher Egmont will launch a new nonfiction imprint for children aged ‘three to teenage’, reports the Bookseller. Red Shed will be headed by Egmont’s publishing director...
Egmont signs publishing rights to Minecraft game
In the UK, Egmont has signed the book and publishing rights associated with computer game Minecraft for all territories excluding the US, reports the Bookseller. The game ‘involves players creating...
Egmont UK acquires UK rights to Little Hare Books
Hardie Grant Egmont has announced that Egmont UK has acquired the rights to distribute all new titles from its imprint Little Hare Books in the United Kingdom. The publisher, which...
McFarlane leaves Hardie Grant Egmont
Susannah McFarlane is stepping down as managing director of Hardie Grant Egmont, the business she helped found and develop in 2002.'The rapid growth of the business and especially the highly successful...
Tintin in hot water over Congo book
A 75-year-old Tintin book has landed its publisher Egmont in hot water in the UK and US amid claims of racism. Tintin in the Congo, originally published in French in 1931, only become available...