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Bookouture hires Sphere's Jones, makes raft of promotions
Bookouture has hired Sphere editor Ruth Jones as commissioning editor and made a raft of promotions, including making Billi-Dee Jones commissioning editor.
Saidah Graham has also been promoted to contracts and rights manager, Ciara Rosney to digital marketing executive and Levke Kluge to translation publishing executive.
Billi-Dee Jones is promoted to the role of commissioning editor with immediate effect, having joined Bookouture in 2021. Her authors include A J McDine and Sharon M Peterson, and she will continue to build her list in her new role.
She said: “It has been brilliant to be a part of Bookouture for the last two years and to be able to work with such a dynamic and talented team has been wonderful. I’m happy to be stepping into the role of commissioning editor and to be starting my next chapter at Bookouture.”
Ruth Jones will start in her new role on 26th September. Jones has been at Sphere for the last four years, and during that time has worked with a number of authors and brands across commercial genres including Jenny Colgan, Natasha Lester, The Great British Bake Off and Beth Reekles. She also acquired and published Evie Meg’s debut book, My Nonidentical Twin. She will be based in Hachette’s Manchester office.
She said: “I am excited to be joining such a brilliant and passionate team at Bookouture. I am looking forward to working with their talented authors and contributing to their list with hooky, unputdownable commercial fiction."
Publisher Ruth Tross commented: “Billi is a superstar and has wowed everyone at Bookouture over the past few years with her passion, drive, creative flair and total commitment to her authors. It’s such a joy to witness her progression and I can’t wait to see what she achieves for her books.
"And Ruth has hugely impressive commercial fiction knowledge, ambition for her authors and a brilliant understanding of and enthusiasm for digital publishing. We couldn’t be more excited that she’s joining our editorial team.”
