Hachette Book Group and Global Brother Announce Sales and Distribution Agreement, Workman Acquires The Green Pill Solution
NEW YORK, NY (October 19, 2026) — Hachette Book Group (HBG) today announced an agreement to represent Global Brother, the publisher behind a fast-growing catalog of self-reliance, herbal reference, and practical living titles, including The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies. The arrangement took effect October 5, 2026. Additionally, Workman has acquired The Green Pill Solution by Nicole Apelian. The deals were brokered by Albert Lee and Rebecca Gradinger of United Talent Agency.
HBG will handle sales and distribution for the Global Brother list across the US and Canada, taking its titles into wholesale and brick-and-mortar retail stores.
“Global Brother has done an incredible job building a readership from the ground up, outside the traditional retail path. Our job is to give those books a shelf presence to match the following they have worked to develop,” said Russell Evans, SVP of Business Development, Hachette Book Group.
Global Brother joins a growing HBG US Distribution roster that includes a diverse range of publishers. HBG provides bespoke sales and distribution support based on each client’s business model and unique needs.
Global Brother reached readers first through direct channels, where titles such as Forgotten Home Apothecary, and The Lost Skills of Independence found large audiences selling millions of copies worldwide and being translated in over 15 languages so far.
Founded in 2015 by Claudiu Giurgi, Global Brother grew from a local European company to a global presence with over 12 branches, including two in USA and one in Canada.
“The distribution agreement with Hachette will make our books available to our customers right in their local stores. Not a day goes by, that we don’t receive messages from our clients asking where to buy our books in stores. It was just the normal course to find a solid partner that can deliver our books right where they are needed” said Claudiu Giurgi, founder of Global Brother.
Evans added, “There is a large audience for this kind of practical, keep-on-the-shelf reference, and we are excited to bring Global Brother titles to more readers.”
Lia Ronnen, SVP Publisher and Editorial Director of Workman, said, “Nicole Apelian has the rare ability to walk the line between science and natural holistic care, and she can speak to both worlds authentically and with true expertise. We are thrilled to publish The Green Pill Solution next spring; it is a book that has the potential to help just about everyone, whether they are dealing with significant health issues or just looking to optimize their everyday health and longevity.”
Nicole Apelian’s The Green Pill Solution: A Science-Backed, Integrated Approach to Wellness and Longevity will be published by Workman in hardcover on April 6, 2027.
About Hachette Book Group:
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading US general-interest book publisher made up of dozens of esteemed imprints within the publishing groups Basic Books Group; Grand Central Publishing Group; Hachette Audio; Little, Brown and Company; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Orbit; Workman Publishing; and Running Press Group. We also provide custom distribution, fulfillment, and sales services to several publishing companies.
Our books and authors have received the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Booker Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, James Beard Award, and other major honors.
We are committed to diversity in our company and our publishing programs, and to fostering a culture of inclusion for all our employees and authors. We are proud to be part of Hachette Livre, the world’s third-largest trade and educational publisher.
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About Hachette Book Group US Distribution:
HBG US Distribution draws together all order management, fulfillment, and cash collection activities in the US for Hachette Book Group and its third-party client publishers, which represent 50 percent of the business. Services for client publishers are performed by the warehouse operations based in Indiana and the Fulfillment team based in both Indiana and Boston, and are supported by the Credit Control and Client Accounting teams based in Boston.
About Workman Publishing:
Workman publishes books for all of life’s big and small moments. Innovative, smartly designed, and editorially rich, Workman’s list runs the gamut from America’s bestselling pregnancy and parenting guides to award-winning cookbooks, plus books on self-help, travel, humor, and the bestselling calendar line in the business. Workman counts Ramit Sethi, Ben Schott, Paint by Sticker, and Page-A-Day Calendars among its authors and brands. Bestselling titles include What to Expect When You’re Expecting, I Will Teach You to be Rich, The Silver Palate Cookbook, The Barbecue Bible, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, There Are Moms Way Worse Than You, and Atlas Obscura.
About Global Brother:
Global Brother is a publishing company with over 11 years of experience, focused on creating and bringing original products to the US market.
From ideas to market: We develop our own products and manage their journey from concept to launch. Our teams work across product development, content, creative, operations and marketing to create practical, engaging products for clearly defined audiences.
Our publishing activity is focused on three main areas:
- Natural living and wellness—educational content centered around plants, traditional knowledge, and practical approaches to a more natural lifestyle.
- Self-sufficiency and preparedness—practical resources for people interested in independence, preparedness, and traditional skills.
- DIY and practical living—accessible, project-oriented content for people interested in developing useful skills and becoming more self-reliant.
Our focus is on making useful knowledge clear, practical, and accessible to American consumers.
Press Contacts
Hachette Book Group: Gabrielle Gambrell, Gabrielle.Gambrell@hbgusa.com
Global Brother: Claudiu Giurgi, Claudiu.giurgi@globalbrother.com