About Me
I have two jobs, both of them bookish! I have edited twelve poetry anthologies, including I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (the third best-selling poetry title of 2009), She is Fierce (a number one Amazon category bestseller), Night Feeds and Morning Songs, Wonder: The Natural History Museum Poetry Book and Gods and Monsters: Mythological Poems. My books have sold over 138,000 copies (via Nielsen Bookscan). I write and speak often about books and poetry in the media and at bookshops, festivals, libraries, schools and literary events.
My other job (as Ana McLaughlin) is as Campaigns Director at Quercus Books as part of a job share, working on a great range of fiction and non-fiction. I also work with a few freelance PR clients.
I live with my husband, two young daughters, two middle-aged cats and lots and lots of books. My favourite things are books, cats and bike rides.
