Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt was a Carnival Cruise ship officer before building his bookstore empire

Fortune•Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 05:18 PM•2 min read

Barnes & Noble has thrived under its new CEO’s independent bookstore twist.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/10/barnes-noble-ceo-james-daunt-carnival-cruise-ship-waterstones-turnaround/)

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