As Managing Director of Pan, I head up an editorial and communications team that prides itself in responsiveness and attention to detail. We deliver exceptional sales results alongside excellent care for our authors and their careers.  Pan is a bestseller powerhouse and home to a broad range of titles across fiction and non-fiction.

Whether it’s fiction or real life, I love a story - especially one I can’t put down from the first page on. As a publisher, I value a clear proposition. As a reader, I relish an eccentric twist. More than anything, I love variety and the infinite possibilities to be found between the covers of a great paperback book . . .

As well as overseeing all the commercial publishing for Pan Macmillan hardbacks, Pan paperbacks and the Macmillan Business, Mantle and Tor imprints, I am also enormously proud to be publisher of Lucinda Riley and her wonderful legacy.

As Pan Fiction Publisher I lead the commercial fiction strategy and team in order to deliver for our stellar list of authors as well as being on the hunt for exciting new voices from crime and thriller to reading group and beyond.

I started my career at Penguin Random House, initially in non-fiction before moving to fiction, where I was part of the team who published Fifty Shades and Wool. I then moved to Orion where I published a range of bestselling authors including Steve Cavanagh, Victoria Aveyard and Kitty Neale, whilst acquiring new voices including Winnie M Li and John Sutherland. 

In terms of what I am looking for, I love a great commercial plot that delivers on a killer hook. Authors over the last few years I wish I’d published include Sarah Vaughan, Lisa Jewell, Stuart Turton, Janice Hallett and Taylor Jenkins Reid. 

My authors at Pan Macmillan included David Baldacci, Peter James, Araminta Hall, CL Miller and Ellery Lloyd.

I'm a Publishing Director for Pan Fiction, with a focus on our general commercial fiction and romance lists.

Before joining Pan Macmillan in 2024, I spent much of my career at Penguin Random House where I published bestselling authors including Holly Smale, Kirsty Greenwood, Phillipa Ashley, Laura Jane Williams, Katie Flynn and Emma Heatherington. My authors have been Sunday Times bestsellers as well as book club picks for BBC Radio 2, Reese Witherspoon and Good Morning America.

I'm looking for books that introduce memorable characters, have a stand-out hook, and a strong voice. I tend to publish stories that centre women – they are not always romance, but are often about love. I also have a soft spot for books with speculative or magical elements.

At Pan, I am lucky to work with authors including Rosie Walsh, Sally Hepworth, Lulu Taylor, Elaine Everest and Annie Murray. 

As Publishing Director for fiction, my authors include the phenomenon that is Danielle Steel, also bestselling authors Alexandra Potter and Kristin Hannah, and up and coming crime writing star Fiona Cummins.

I love commercial fiction and escaping into a page-turner whether it’s dark domestic suspense or a thriller with a big twist, or about strong women who triumph in the face of adversity. It’s all about a great story that remains with me long after I’ve turned the final page.

Reading for me is all about escapism; but my favourite books are those that, whilst taking us someplace wholly different, make us love our own funny world just that little bit more. 

As Commissioning Editor across the fiction lists, I have started to build my own diverse list of exciting commercial fiction. I'm proud to have acquired and be publishing the brilliant B. K. Borison, Simone Soltani, Cameron Capello, Salma Ibrahim and Ally Carter and also have had the wonderful pleasure of working on novels from some of our most-loved authors, including Araminta Hall, Percival Everett and Charlotte Mendelson. 

In terms of what I have an eye out for - I tend to love compelling women's fiction, even more so with a speculative twist, stories that bring magic to the mundane and heart-wrenching romances that aren't afraid to play about with popular tropes. Whether it be visceral and poignant writing that asks big questions or strong and passionate characters that make life seem a little more achievable - nothing beats a transporting book that's effects linger well after being sent back to reality.

As Commissioning Editor on the crime/thriller fiction list, I am proud to be building a list of remarkable talent, and to be publishing authors such as Noelle W. Ihli, Lin Anderson, LT Shearer, Ruth Kelly, Nikki Allen and Jeffrey Boakye. I also have the privilege of assisting Francesca Pathak on stalwarts of the genre, including Peter James, David Baldacci and Jeffrey Archer.

I believe in the power of a strong commercial hook and a clear proposition to captivate readers from the off. Beyond delivering propulsive plots full of twists and turns, I believe that exceptional crime/thriller fiction should bring passion and nuance to the page, examining broader issues in a compelling and accessible manner.

Currently, I am on the hunt for thought-provoking yet decidedly commercial high-concept thrillers, psychological thrillers with a fresh hook, and crime/thrillers with a seasonal angle.

Since joining the Pan team in August 2022, I have had the joy of supporting the team on fantastic brand authors and upcoming sensations, including Kristin Hannah, Danielle Steel, Alexandra Potter, as well as building my own list of exciting commercial fiction.

I love books that speaks to the experience of what it means to be human, the highs and, at times, crashing lows that say something revealing about ourselves and the world we live in. Books that can tackle the complexity of life in an accessible way - such as combining the absurdity of humour with grief, or exploring histories untold from fresh perspectives - all really excite me. As do thrillers with pacy writing and plot, serving twist after twist, right through to fiction with a character-driven, emotional pull that keeps me curious and eager to devour the next book. I am on the lookout for stories that have interesting talking points and a ‘book club’ feel that I can see flying off the shelves. 

Since joining in 2021, I had the pleasure of working across a number of commercial titles on the Pan Fiction list. From brand authors such as Karen Swan, Peter James, Ann Cleeves and Ken Follett, to author who push the borders such as Blake Crouch, John Marrs, Robert Dinsdale, Lola Jaye and Dr Amir Khan.

I have always loved the escapism a book could offer, whisking a reader into worlds and experiences at time recognisable, while at times beyond our reality. I enjoy tales across all genres, but I particularly enjoy those touched with inspiration from ancient history, mythologies and folklores from around the world.

As I look to start my list, I wish to find stories that bring new characters, with a feminist edge, from lesser-known mythologies to life in the vein of Circe by Madeleine Miller. I am keen to find vivid stories that convey human experiences, from diverse perspectives and across time periods to present to new audiences. Ultimately, I seek escapist reads that transport you into worlds beyond your own, expose you to new and relatable experiences. I appreciate well-loved romantic tropes, a historical setting, a dash of magic (light and dark), loveable but complex characters, with plots that keep the reader at the edge of their seat and wanting to share the book at the end. Recent favourites of mine are Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola, Make a Scene by Mimi Grace, Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong and Edge Of Here by Kelechi Okafor. 

I joined Pan Macmillan in 2024 and work closely with Pan Fiction Publisher, Francesca Pathak, across the fiction list. I am lucky enough to assist Fran’s incredible list of authors, including C. M. Ewan, Alice Feeney, Araminta Hall, C. L. Miller and Blake Crouch. To be able to work with market-leading authors alongside such a wonderful, hard-working and close-knit team is a privilege.

I value thoughtful and clever storytelling, as well as an engaging and well-developed plot. I am particularly passionate about championing women’s voices and their fiction and am thrilled that we publish some of the female giants of crime and thriller publishing. A great book to me is character-driven with a narrative about being human. I like to be transported to other people’s stories as an escape, and books that can relate to the human condition and emotion sit perfectly in that field.

Some of my recent favourite novels include Martyr (Kaveh Akbar), One of the Good Guys (Araminta Hall), and Mongrel (Hanako Footman).

I joined the Pan Fiction team in June 2025 and am thrilled to work with some of the most exciting names in commercial fiction. I work closely with Pan Fiction Publishing Director, Katie Loughnane as well as Publishing Director, Trisha Jackson across their lists.

 My favourite books move me, make me laugh, and keep me gripped throughout. I look for characters who I can root for and go on adventures with, and narratives which shift my perspective.

 I am a huge fan of historical fiction that feels utterly convincing, of multi-perspective and multi-timeline stories that hook you, and heart-warming love stories – whether of friendship, family, or romance - which successfully make you swoon. Some of my all-time favourite reads include The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid and The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak. 

I’m a publishing director for Pan non fiction, focusing on books with a strong commercial bent in the areas of celebrity, music, pop culture, true crime, history/military history.  On the celebrity side my authors include Louis Theroux, Elton John, Michael McIntyre, Mariah Carey, David Bailey and Amanda Owen (aka the Yorkshire Shepherdess) whose 5 books have all been top 10 bestsellers. 

I am also proud to have published the bestselling Lily’s Promise, by Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert and her great-grandson Dov and The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku and am always looking for stories that inspire.  

I have two bestselling titles with Robert Hardman – Queen of Our Times and Charles III: New Reign, New Court, The Inside Story – and a forthcoming book on D-Day that is a tie-in to a TV series. 

I lead our new Macmillan Business imprint and also publish broadly across Pan Non-fiction. 

In Macmillan Business, I am seeking expert thinkers at the top of their field and trusted voices who command large audiences. The books can be narrative or more prescriptive, but what matters is that they are exciting, smart, important and genuinely useful. My authors on the list include Bent Flyvbjerg, world expert on project management; Melonie Parker, Chief Diversity Officer at Google; and Matt Abrahams, host of the hit global podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart.

In the Pan non-fiction list, I am drawn to thought-leaders and engaging titles that present new ideas about the world around us, irrespective of subject matter. I am also a sucker for a good story, including by leading figures in sport. Some of my authors, past and present include: Jacinda Ardern, Angela Merkel, Robin Ince, Isabel Hardman, John Kampfner, Chris Kamara, Martin O’Neill, Nicola Sturgeon, Alice Loxton and Mensun Bound. 

I love working closely with authors to develop their ideas into books and publishing bestsellers with both prominent names and debut authors who have something vital to say.