David Shelley, James Daunt Headline 2025 London Book Fair Seminar Program

This year’s London Book Fair, to be held March 11-13, has announced highlights of its seminar program. Main stage keynote speakers include David Shelley, CEO of Hachette, and James Daunt, managing director of Waterstones and CEO of Barnes & Noble, who will deliver the opening keynote conversation, titled "Leading Businesses on Both Sides of the Atlantic."

Steve Bohme, research director of Nielsen BookData, will give a rundown of the data from the U.K. and international markets. Other speakers include William Rayfet Hunter, author and winner of the #Merky Books New Writers' Prize 2022, and novelist and journalist Taylor-Dior Rumble. The Reading Agency has been announced as the Charity of the Year for 2025.

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