Overview
I'm a book trade professional with over 20 years experience and have worked within both the retail and publishing side of the industry to a senior level across a variety of roles. Companies I have worked for include Ottakar's, Waterstones, Faber & Faber and Black & White Publishing. I have always been a great advocate of fostering talent and take pride in preparing an author's work to give them the best possible chance of realising their potential and reaching their audience.
Services
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Short Story
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Languages
English (AUS)
English (CAN)
English (NZ)
English (UK)
English (US)
Certifications
- BA Combined Hons English Literature and Sociology
Work experience
Self-employed
Jan, 2017 —
Present
I offer a range of services from editorial assessment and development of your work to insight into current market trends, including advice on sales and marketing.
Black & White Publishing
Nov, 2015 —
Dec, 2016
(about 1 year)
Responsibility for acquiring and preparing a range of fiction for the list.
Carried out structural edits for existing titles.
Advised on marketing, publicity and packaging for titles prior to publication.
Faber & Faber
Aug, 2012 —
Oct, 2015
(about 3 years)
Presentation of Faber and Faber and Faber Factory Plus list to key UK retail accounts including Amazon, Waterstones and WH Smith.
Preparation of sales analysis including internal reports and UK market trends utilising Nielsen Bookscan data.
Regular involvement in the acquisition process. Reading manuscripts and liaising with the editorial team, particularly within crime and literary fiction genres.
Waterstones Head Office
Aug, 2006 —
Apr, 2012
(over 5 years)
Responsibility for day to day strategy, direction and performance of the head office fiction buying team across all fiction genres, both backlist and new titles.
Ottakar's Bookshops Head Office
Jun, 2002 —
Aug, 2006
(about 4 years)
Tasked with the creation and maintenance of company-wide backlist range across all adult genres.
Portfolio
Approaching 80, frail and alone, a remarkable man makes the journey from his sheltered home in England to Berlin to meet his granddaughter. He has six days left to live and must relate his life story before he dies...His life has been rich and full. He has wit... read more
There was a story Jahir used to tell me. About how the first humans were born with wings. Can you imagine what that would be like? To fly anywhere in the world without worrying about having the right papers?Mico has left his family, his home, his future. Setti... read more
An unsolved murder. A community turned against each other. A killer close to home...Katie Taylor is the perfect student. She’s bright and funny, she has a boyfriend who adores her and there are only a few months left of school before she can swap Banktoun for ... read more
Nestled among cherry trees in a picturesque country garden, the Gingerbread House resembles an illustration from an old-world storybook. But beware! For in the fairy-tale, that’s where the witch lives...Away from the city, with no distractions, the Gingerbread... read more
To have and to hold, for better, for worseAli Devlin isn’t the type of woman to have an affair…But as her marriage to her childhood sweetheart Colin turns bitter, she begins to rediscover the woman she once was. She seeks solace from her toxic relationship by ... read more
It is 1576 and Venice is in chaos, ravaged by plague and overrun by crime.In the midst of the anarchy we find those brave souls who have chosen not to flee the city. Titian, most celebrated of Venetian painters, his health failing badly. Sebastiano, a gondolie... read more
