The latest news from Antoine Béon
A member of the FEDE Panel of Experts, Antoine Béon fills us in on his latest professional news.
What is your latest professional news?
I currently manage two publishing houses within Hachette Livre, one of which is Hachette Disney, which focuses on books for young people (approximately 350 publications per year). I also helped create Hachette Heroes, which is dedicated to pop culture in the broadest sense.
Pop culture is a strong part of the publishing industry, right?
Yes, and Hachette Heroes has become the market leader. It mostly publishes illustrated books for adults, focusing on cinema, videogames, literature, music and cooking.
What are your plans?
To carefully consolidate our work so far; since 2020, Hachette Heroes has expanded its catalogue and launched, in particular, a set of Disney novels for adults. We plan to extend our range further still in 2020 and 2021, including via a partnership with Ubisoft. The catalogue will also be enriched with a greater range of boardgames and with the work of some well-known French authors, such as Alexandre Astier.
