Brett joins Sphere as non-fiction editor as Ismail appointed editorial assistant

Serena Brett has joined Little, Brown Book Group as editor for the Sphere non-fiction list, supporting on key acquisitions and commissioning commercial non-fiction. Moreover, Ifrah Ismail has taken on the role of editorial assistant, providing editorial support across the fiction and non-fiction list. 

Brett is particularly interested in health, accessible self-help, lifestyle, trend-led pop culture, TV tie-ins and any proposal from a celebrity, influencer or podcaster. She is joining from Fane Productions, where she was the head of audience development and branding.

During her six years at Fane, Brett produced events in collaboration with publishers, agents, bookshops and talent, including Malala Yousafzai, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Elizabeth Day, among others. She was also responsible for launching book subscription service Pandora’s Books with Pandora Sykes, programming the Authors on Stage series at the National Theatre, and setting up creative partnerships with Jacaranda Books, Dark Matter and Brixton House. Before her role at Fane, she worked in the Curtis Brown talent department as agent assistant to two heads of department.