Welcome to Hachette UK

Hachette UK is the UK's leading and most diversified trade publishing group.

Headline was founded in 1986, floated on the Stock Exchange in 1991, won Publisher of the Year in 1992, became part of Hodder Headline PLC in 1993, and today is a division of Hachette UK. Headline is a powerful publisher of stylish bestsellers in fiction and non-fiction, and has stayed true to its original principles of publishing books that will entertain their readers and by providing authors and customers with a unique level of friendly involvement and service.

Hodder & Stoughton is a major trade publisher in the UK, publishing a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles and are renowned for passion, quality and delivering bestselling commercial books in many different formats.

Little, Brown is a leading publisher of commercial fiction, literary fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, travel, memoir, biograpy and young adult books. Its authors include J.K. Rowling, Iain M. Banks, Alexander McCall Smith, Stephenie Meyer and Margaret Atwood. Its imprints are Sphere, Orbit, Atom, Piatkus, Abacus and Virago.

Hachette Children's Books is one of the most successful children's publishers in the UK, with an excellent track record in creating bestselling and award winning books for children of all ages and interests. Our four imprints, Franklin Watts, Hodder Children's Books, Orchard Books and Wayland together form a dynamic list of top quality picture books, fiction and non-fiction.

The Orion Publishing Group was founded in 1991. Soon after, Orion began negotiations with Lord Weidenfeld, and acquired Weidenfeld & Nicolson as the nucleus of the new publishing group; Lord Weidenfeld remained as chairman of W&N, a post he still occupies. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, founded in 1949, was an established name with a history of quality publishing. Its imprints include Everyman Paperbacks, and Phoenix was established as its paperback arm.

Octopus Publishing Group is a leading illustrated, adult, non-fiction publisher. The group is comprised of ten imprints, each with their own identity, but all publishing consumer-focused and highly successful titles for their markets.

Hodder Education is the division that focuses on school and college markets, providing a wide range of market-focussed innovative print and digital services, tailored to both core UK and key International markets.

Hachette UK also has four overseas companies: Hachette Ireland, Hachette India, Hachette Australia and Hachette New Zealand.