Overview
- A collective of 115 writers said Wednesday night they will not sign their next books with Grasset in a joint letter obtained by multiple outlets.
- Hachette confirmed Tuesday that Olivier Nora left after 26 years and appointed Jean‑Christophe Thiery, a close Bolloré associate, to run the imprint.
- The authors call Nora’s removal a firing that violates editorial independence and they name Bolloré, whose Vivendi controls Hachette, as responsible.
- Several reports link Nora’s exit to a dispute over the release date of Boualem Sansal’s next book, while Sansal says Nora told him he was not to blame.
- The clash lands as the Festival du Livre de Paris opens and follows earlier departures at Hachette imprints under Bolloré’s ownership, heightening fears of an ideological shift in French publishing.