http://enter.lagardere.net www.lagardere.com INNOVATION IS CORE TO OUR BRANDS AND BUSINESSES A fascinating literary puzzle 02 Calmann-Lévy publishes Guillaume Musso’s new novel Very special souvenirs! 03 Lagardère Travel Retail France reappointed to run Eiffel Tower offi cial stores May 2019 #150 PUBLISHING More Stories from Gaul Asterix celebrates his 60th birthday this year, and to mark the occasion, Éditions Albert René are reissuing the very fi rst Asterix book – Astérix le Gaulois – in both luxury and Artbook editions. This anniversary year will culminate in the publication, on October 24, of the 38th book in the Asterix series, with a projected print run of more than 5 mil- © Emanuele Scorcelletti lion copies: La Fille de Vercingétorix. Calmann-Lévy publishes Guillaume Musso’s new novel Late February brought the debut of a new Instagram account, #lArtdAsterix, that offers an inside look at “the art of Asterix”. www.asterix.com A fascinating literary puzzle Guillaume Musso at Hachette Livre island, determined to discover his lated into 34 languages. In July it TRAVEL RETAIL is hitting the headlines twice with secret. That same day, a woman’s will be released as The Reunion the release of La Vie secrète des body is found on a beach and the by Little, Brown in the United States écrivains (Authors’ secret life) and island is cordoned off by the author- and Orion in the UK, and produc- the paperback version of La Jeune ities. Thus begins a dangerous con- tion of a TV adaption for France Fille et la Nuit. frontation between Mathilde and Télévisions is set to start soon. La Vie secrète des écrivains, his Nathan...” Both romantic thriller and Calmann-Lévy is proud to publish seventeenth novel (and the second literary puzzle, the novel is also a such a talented author and to be published by Calmann-Lévy) is an declaration of love for books, which, accompanying him on his ongoing investigation into a writ- literary adventure.” 02 er’s secret: “In 1999, after A love story - about books! Twice the pleas- publishing three novels ure, therefore, for that achieved cult status, celebrated in Guillaume Musso’s words, remain Guillaume Musso fans who can A literary journey writer Nathan Fawles announced “more than ever, the best way of now fi nd La Jeune Fille et la Nuit Launch of the 42nd Relay prize that he was stopping writing and expanding our inner life.” (see Enter 147) in Livre de Poche for travelers who love to read. A would be retiring to Beaumont, an Philippe Robinet, managing director (released March 20). Two novels set prize that celebrates the love affair untamed island off the Mediterra- of Editions Calmann-Lévy, elabo- to brighten up the summer... and between travel and books, awarded nean coast. Autumn 2018: Fawles rates: “La Jeune Fille et la Nuit is a the bestseller lists! every year to a book for the quality has not given a single interview for real bestseller! It has sold over one www.calmann-levy.fr of its style and the originality of its 20 years but Mathilde Monney, a million copies in standard format http://guillaumemusso.livredepoche.com story. Vote now to choose one of the young Swiss journalist, lands on the around the world* and been trans- *Data provided by the publisher on March 31 2019. fi ve novels selected this year! We should add that for every vote cast, Lagardère Travel Retail France will The number of vinyl discs auctioned by Europe 1 on March 31! € donate 1 to the Bibliothèques sans Musical treasures ranging from general favourites to highly specialized frontières (Libraries Without Borders) 3,500 recordings were divided into 331 lots and 19 categories. association to distribute books around the world. www.voyageurslecteurs.fr FAX: TRAVEL RETAIL FAX: STUDIOS The fi rst Costa Coffee has opened in FAX: TRAVEL RETAIL Slovakia, marking the 36th country Une île, produced by Image et Compagnie FAX: TRAVEL RETAIL in which Lagardère Travel Retail has a (Lagardère Studios) for Arte, starring Lagardère Travel Retail has also been presence. Laetitia Casta, Sergi Lopez and Manuel Four Food Service sales outlets have awarded multiple concessions at Hong Severi, has won the Best Series - French opened their doors in Spain’s Malaga Kong’s international airport, including Division’s sixth TripAdvisor location has Competition prize at the Séries Mania Airport, including the fi rst Giraffe in a fi ve Travel Essentials sales outlets as opened in Raleigh-Durham airport in 2019 festival held in Lille. European airport outside the UK. well as fi ve Fashion outlets. the US. PUBLISHING Special event April 3 is the date for the worldwide launch of Notre planète [Our Planet] by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey: the offi cial book of the hugely popular series showing on Netfl ix. The beautifully illustrated book with a foreword by Isabelle Autissier, WWF France president, takes readers “on a journey across the planet, discovering nature’s most fascinating animals and their environments, now under threat.” www.dunod.com © Lagardère Travel Retail France Travel © Lagardère Lagardère Travel Retail France reappointed to run Eiffel Tower offi cial stores PUBLISHING Very special souvenirs! The Eiffel Tower is one of a kind, and dedicated outlets on the plaza in the souvenir tradition and visitors with nearly seven million visitors per serving all the different people and will be able to take home to mark year, is the most-visited paid-entry their needs (two pop-up stores and their journey above the rooftops monument in the world.1 This year two stores: Le Rendez-vous and Le of Paris. Today’s consumers want sees the iconic French site celebrating Kiosque tour Eiffel); L’Appartement to feel, tell and share. Experience its 130th birthday. parisien on the fi rst fl oor, a two- has become the key word. The level concept store purchasing act should feel like an A Simplissime Redesigned stores highlighting every extension of this special moment, aspect of Paris; Les further prolonged by the products journey Lagardère Travel Retail France, as part Toits de Paris on the second fl oor, available on digital platforms. Launched in 2015 by Hachette Cuisine 03 of LxA,2 has been running specialist a light-fi lled showcase for objects Lagardère Travel Retail France has (see Enter 142), the Simplissime series, souvenir stores at the site since from the collections, and La Verrière, developed an expertise and maturity with all its many subject areas, is 2000 and has just been reappointed offering a selection of unusual Eiffel in these markets which means it proving to be spectacularly successful. The latest member of the family is for the third time. New stores with Tower-related products. can offer a new interpretation, a Simplissime, le guide de voyage le plus For Garance Saingt, external new plan, marked by the sort of a redesigned architectural concept, pratique du monde [Simplissime, the product offering and customer journey communication & partnership innovation and enthusiasm that will most practical travel guide in the world] are set to open by 2020, creating a manager - France: “The range of benefi t every visitor.” with Hachette Tourisme publishing six new visitor experience. The ambitious products on offer will evolve to 1Source: SETE (Eiffel Tower operating company). 2LxA: joint titles (Tuscany, Crete, Iceland, Ireland, venture created by Lagardère Travel Retail France with project, led with the agency Malherbe refl ect the iconic identity of the Artéum Services, a leading producer and distributor of Portugal and Croatia) on May 15 Paris, will provide visitors with: four monument while remaining rooted cultural products. and two further titles in June. Ultra- practical guides containing concise, detailed information about must-sees That’s the number of books from Hachette Tourisme that ranked among in the form of illustrated itineraries France’s 50 top-selling travel books in 2018, including 35 Routard titles and favourite picks, at €9.95 for a 39 (33 guides – including seven in the Top 10! – and two picture books). personalized trip! Source: GfK – Livres Hebdo FAX: PUBLISHING FAX: TRAVEL RETAIL Orion Fiction (The Orion Publishing Group, At Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, SDA Hachette UK) has signed Josh Malerman (Société de distribution aéroportu- FAX: PUBLISHING to a four-book contract in the UK and the aire) – a joint venture between Lagardère FAX: PUBLISHING Commonwealth (excluding Canada) that Travel Retail and the ADP Group – has Rageot Éditeur has a new website, includes Inspection, scheduled for release just opened a new 60-sq.m Bvlgari shop Hachette UK is readying the worldwide www.rageot.fr, where readers can on June 27. Malerman is the author of in Terminal 2E, along with a special Dior launch of Hachette Essentials, a col- search for books by collection, series Birdbox, which was adapted by Netfl ix and counter dedicated to “rare collections lection of classic modern works. The or author-illustrator and fi nd the latest published in France by Calmann-Lévy (and from the biggest names in perfume” at fi rst 11 titles will be published on July 4. news from the publishing house. in a Livre de Poche paperback edition). Parfums d’Alcôve, in Terminal 2AC. Innovation is core to our Innovation is a critical and strategic driver of growth at the Lagardère group and an essential component of our efforts to steer the digital transformation of our brands and business lines. Creativity makes for innovative content E-reading – reading a book on a media content. Moreover, it gives related to the pub- smartphone or e-reader, purchas- publishers an opportunity to locate lishing and enter- ing a new release with just a few talented new writers on writing plat- tainment industries, clicks – has been the archetypal forms, while it’s also transforming such as games for form of digital innovation in the book teaching tools.