Hachette Books, formerly Hyperion Books, is a general-interest book imprint of the

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, which is a division of

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and ultimately a part of

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. Established in 1990, Hachette publishes general-interest fiction and non-fiction books for adults. A former subsidiary of

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, it was originally named after Hyperion Avenue, the location of Walt Disney Studios prior to 1939. Hachette took over a 1,000 book

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when Hyperion was purchased from Disney in 2013 with 250 bestselling novels, including

Mitch Albom Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and musician. As of 2021, he has sold 40 million books worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in his early career, he turned to writing inspi ...

’s ''

The Five People You Meet in Heaven ''The Five People You Meet In Heaven'' is a 2003 novel by Mitch Albom. It follows the life and death of a ride mechanic named Eddie (inspired by Albom's uncle), who is killed in an amusement park accident and sent to heaven, where he encounters ...

''.

History

Hyperion Books

Hyperion Books was founded in 1990 from scratch with no backlist under Disney's then-C.E.O.

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and Robert S. Miller.Getlin, Josh
Hyperion founder exits
April 04, 2008. Los Angeles Times. Accessed July 3, 2013. Hyperion's strategy was to not purchase backlists, but to go after newer or lesser known authors and to "capitalize on Disney talent and products." Hyperion Books for Children (HBC) and

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were also launched in 1990. The Disney Publishing Group was incorporated in January 1992 and included the already formed Hyperion Books, Hyperion Books for Children,

and other units. Hyperion took losses until 1994 when it published its most successful book to date, ''Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man'' by

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with 1.1 million copies sold. In March 1995 with the market too crowded with Disney books, Hyperion Books for Children merged with Disney Press. Hyperion Books for Children started a new imprint, Jump at the Sun, on September 7, 1998, for the African-American children's market. On April 9, 1999, Hyperion Books, sans its for-children stable mate, was transferred to Disney's ABC Group. On May 14, 2004, Hyperion and

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agreed to a publishing and distribution deal for Wenner's new imprint Wenner Books beginning in spring 2005. On September 28, 2007, Hyperion Books moved its offices from the ABC headquarters at 77 West 66th Street to the

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offices at 114 Fifth Avenue, occupying two floors of the building, during the course of a partial move of Hyperion's operations to

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Hachette Books

On June 28, 2013,

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announced that it would acquire Hyperion from Disney. In the deal, Hachette will take on Hyperion's adult trade list including works by Mitch Albom and Michael J. Fox and 25 books to be published. Hyperion's books related to existing

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properties and young adult titles will join the Disney-Hyperion imprint at

. On March 12, 2014, Hyperion was renamed Hachette Books, with the naming of

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's editor-in-chief Mauro DiPreta as the new unit's vice president and publisher. On October 12, 2017, Hachette Book Group discontinued the Weinstein Books imprint due to the

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, with the imprint's staff and titles transferred to Hachette Books. On January 8, 2015, Black Dog & Leventhal (BD&L) was purchased by Hachette Book Group and became an imprint of Hachette Books, with J.P. Leventhal, continuing his position as publisher of the imprint he founded in 1992. With Leventhal's announcement of his retirement on October 17, 2017, BD&L imprint was transferred to

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. In 2018, Hachette Books became an imprint of

, with publisher DiPreta exiting the unit. Concurrently,

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and Da Capo's Lifelong became part of Hachette. On April 8, 2019, the Perseus Books Group hired Disney Publishing's Mary Ann Naples as vice president and publisher of Hachette Books.

Best sellers

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'' by

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* ''

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'' by

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* '' The Ghost and The Goth'' by Stacey Kade * ''

'' by

* ''Always Looking Up'' by

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* ''Jamie’s Food Revolution'' by chef Jamie Oliver * ''The Middle Place'' by Kelly Corrigan * ''Monsters of Templeton'' by Lauren Groff * ''The Tender Bar'' by JR Moehringer * ''The Domestic Goddess'' by chef Nigella Lawson * ''Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man'' (1994) by

* ''The Beardstown Ladies' Common-Sense Investment Guide'' (1995) * ''Dixie City Jam'' by

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* ''Wayne's World'' by

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* "Regis & Kathie Lee" ** "Cooking with . . ." ** "Entertaining with . . ." * "Birnbaum's Walt Disney World" * "Hope's Boy" by Andrew Bridge * ''Pulp Fiction'' screenplay via

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* ''

Percy Jackson & the Olympians ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a fantasy novel series by American author Rick Riordan. The first book series in his ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'', the novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st century. The series foll ...

'', ''

The Heroes of Olympus ''The Heroes of Olympus'' is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan. The novels detail a conflict between Greek demigods, Roman demigods, and Gaea. In the fourth book of the series, there is also a f ...

'', ''

The Kane Chronicles ''The Kane Chronicles'' is a trilogy of adventure novels based on Egyptian mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. The series is set in the same universe as Riordan's other franchises, ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'' and ''Magnus Chase ...

'', and ''

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard ''Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan and published by Disney- Hyperion. It is set in the same universe as the ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'' and '' ...

'' by

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* ''

Artemis Fowl ''The Fowl Adventures'' is a series of eleven fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer revolving around various members of the Fowl family. The first cycle, the eight-book ''Artemis Fowl'', follows elf Lower Elements Police Reconnai ...

'' by

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*'' The War on Normal People'' by 2020 Democratic Candidate

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