I have always worked in general trade publishing, beginning my career in the PR departments of Jonathan Cape, Picador and LittleBrown. For the past 15 years, I have been an independent publicist representing small publishers and individuals, and providing in-house support for the likes of HarperCollins, Hodder General Books, Penguin and Pan MacMillan.

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