Bernard Fixot

Bernard Fixot (born 6 October 1943) is a French publisher, publishing house founder, and chairman of XO Éditions and Bernard Fixot LLC. Prior to XO Éditions, Fixot spent the majority of his publishing career in a variety of roles with Hachette, where he started working at age 17. to a Breton family. After completing his military service, he returned to the company as a sales representative for the mass market paperback division, Le Livre de Poche, where he remained for two years. Mireille Calmel, José Frèches, Farah Pahlavi, and Ingrid Betancourt. XO's offices are located in Tour Montparnasse.

In 2002, Fixot and Leblond created Philippe Robinet Oh! Éditions, a publishing house that publishes both fiction and nonfiction about women. Examples of topics include honor killings, forced marriage, and domestic violence, which often center on the abuse of women, as well as how issues such as alcoholism, anorexia, and homelessness affect women. In 2013, Fixot started Bernard Fixot LLC in Los Angeles to sell movie and TV adaptation rights for books published by XO.

Honours

Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite

Personal life

In 1987, Fixot married art dealer Valérie-Anne Giscard d'Estaing, daughter of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and his widow Anne-Aymone. She is the owner of the Photo 12 Gallery in Paris and Fine Photographs in Santa Monica, California. The couple have two children, Guillaume and Iris.