Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 51 minutes ago
On September 18, 2025, Hachette Book Group proudly hosted the inaugural Changing the Story Festival: Connecting Global Readers.
This all-staff event, held in person and virtually, celebrated HBG’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and brought our Changing the Story pillar to life. The day featured:
• Opening remarks from Carrie Bloxson and Sara Munjack
• A keynote address by Robert Raben, President and Founder of The Raben Group
• Panels with Indigenous, disability, and Latinx voices in publishing
• A Read Our World presentation highlighting underrepresented authors
• A fireside chat on freedom of expression with the ACLU
Thank you to our speakers, authors, employees, and partners who helped make the festival an inspiring and impactful day of connection.
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Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading US trade publisher and a division of the third-largest trade and educational book publisher in the world, Hachette Livre. Whether it's unique insights into authors' writing processes or original short films on the hottest new releases, HBG is dedicated to providing eloquent and exciting views into the publishing world. Watch it, then read it.
On September 18, 2025, Hachette Book Group proudly hosted the inaugural Changing the Story Festival: Connecting Global Readers.
This all-staff event, held in person and virtually, celebrated HBG’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and brought our Changing the Story pillar to life. The day featured:
• Opening remarks from Carrie Bloxson and Sara Munjack
• A keynote address by Robert Raben, President and Founder of The Raben Group
• Panels with Indigenous, disability, and Latinx voices in publishing
• A Read Our World presentation highlighting underrepresented authors
• A fireside chat on freedom of expression with the ACLU
Thank you to our speakers, authors, employees, and partners who helped make the festival an inspiring and impactful day of connection.
#books #booktok #booktube #publishing #author #nyc
Subscribe to our channel for content: bit.ly/3kpfxaP
More HBG Videos: bit.ly/34t9rkd
Subscribe to Hachette Book Group’s newsletters to get recommended reads, deals, and more: bit.ly/3dW7Ypp
Join the conversation with Hachette Book Group on social!
Facebook: facebook.com/HachetteUS
Twitter: twitter.com/HachetteUS
Instagram: instagram.com/hachetteus
Pinterest: pinterest.com/hachettebookgroup
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Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading US trade publisher and a division of the third-largest trade and educational book publisher in the world, Hachette Livre. Whether it's unique insights into authors' writing processes or original short films on the hottest new releases, HBG is dedicated to providing eloquent and exciting views into the publishing world. Watch it, then read it.
