I am building an exciting non-fiction and fiction list, and I also support DHA’s managing director Lizzy Kremer with her list.

I am actively looking for non-fiction work that appeals to broad audiences. I am drawn to work that helps us understand ourselves, equipping readers with knowledge about the bodies we exist in, the contexts we come from, and the world we live in.

I welcome submissions across genres, but particularly in the fields of of popular health (particularly women’s health), wellbeing and psychology; sex, sexuality and relationships; pop culture and cultural commentary, and investigative journalism. I particularly enjoy work with an inclusive feminist angle, or which seeks to amplify stories that  sit on the margins. I also enjoy working on meaningful platform-led and brand tie-in work, including illustrated and gift.

My soft spot is work on modern history. If the work feels particularly relevant to the current moment, or uses a fresh approach to structure, narrative, or something else entirely: even better.

Favourites of mine across genres include The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates, Love In Exile by Shon Faye, How To Know A Person by David Brooks, We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole, The Holocaust: An Unfinished History by Dan Stone, and anything by Philippe Sands. I also love work by thinkers such as Maggie Nelson, Roxane Gay and Lauren Elkin.

I am also actively looking for accessible literary fiction submissions. I look for propulsive plots, lyrical writing, and nuanced interrogations of social, political and historical themes. I adore a literary thriller. I also particularly love work that deals with the legacies of conflict and history, even more so if intertwined with humour or a sweeping love story.

As examples of my taste, my favourite novels include The Bee Sting by Paul Murray; Close To Home by Michael Magee; Moving Kings by Joshua Cohen; Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar; Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna; Flashlight by Susan Choi; Confessions by Catherine Airey; In Memoriam by Alice Winn, and Trespasses by Louise Kennedy.

I also have a weakness for zeitgeisty, contemporary fiction with an addictive voice, like Green Dot by Madeleine Gray, The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue, and Good Material by Dolly Alderton. Most recently, I thought Lily King’s Heart the Lover was masterful.