James Daunt is running between meetings and apologies for having to dash off for a minute before we can begin our chat. While ...
Hachette Book Group CEO David Shelley and James Daunt CBE, CEO of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, will be among the headliners delivering keynote speeches at the London Book Fair’s (LBF25 ...
In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a lot of options for her next act — including possible runs for governor of California in 2026 and president in 2028 — but writing a book may be ...
When my workday was over, I remember finding great enjoyment in reading books written for young readers. F.W. Dixon wrote an amazing series of books about “The Hardy Boys” and I devoured many of them.
Simply put, Mixbook remains the best service of the five we tested for making photo books. While some competitors excelled at one thing or another, Mixbook does just about everything right. Its ...
We know, it feels blasphemous not to buy directly from the well-loved, Marylebone-based Daunt Books. However, we can guarantee you won’t spend an arm and a leg on those gorgeous tote bags that ...
Creating a roundup of the 25 best-selling books of all time is harder than it sounds. Books—especially those published hundreds of years ago—were published in different editions and translated ...
Your TBR list is getting longer... The simple joy of reading a book can inspire so much. While we’re turning their pages, we use our imaginations to live inside entire worlds with its characters.
Shakara, a modern, high-end concept has opened in Marylebone, not far from the Chiltern Firehouse. It’s the work of former MasterChef: The Professionals semi-finalist Victor Okunowo, who leads ...
Daunt, who is the boss of both Barnes & Noble in the US and Waterstones in the UK, has steered the businesses through challenges like e-books and the rise of Amazon to make Waterstones the largest ...
Daunt also owns his eponymous independent UK book chain. He has run Waterstones since 2011, and has managed to see off the challenge posed by Amazon, which sells books directly to consumers and ...