Rachel Slatter joins Joffe Books as editorial director
Joffe Books has hired Rachel Slatter as editorial director, and will be joining on 1st September 2025.
Slatter joins Joffe Books from Severn House, the genre-fiction imprint of Canongate where she is currently editorial director. She has commissioned and edited authors such as New York Times bestsellers Lee Goldberg, Wendy Corsi Staub, Simon R Green and Barbara Hambly; Sunday Times bestseller David Mark; and award-winning authors Adam Oyebanji, Qiu Xiaolong and Mette Ivie Harrison.
In her new role at Joffe Books, Slatter will report to Kate Lyall Grant, publishing director, with a brief to commission crime and thrillers for the Joffe list. Joffe Books is home to authors such as Joy Elis and Faith Martin. Grant’s recent acquisitions include Jessica Huntley’s Horrible Husbands, Jade Lee Wright’s The Baby Group and Lisa Hall’s upcoming The Wife Swap.
Slatter will continue building that list by acquiring “police procedurals, regional crime, cosy mysteries, action adventure and psychological thrillers” for both the UK and US markets.
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Grant said: “I have long been an admirer of Rachel’s expert editorial judgement, commercial acumen, dedication to her authors and ability to handle a busy workload with unflappable good humour. I can’t wait for her to join the team and take the Joffe list to even greater heights.”
Slatter added: “I’ve had a wonderful time at Severn House and will very much miss both the talented, warm-hearted team and my amazing authors, but I’m beyond excited to join Joffe Books. Kate and I have worked closely together previously, and I jumped at the chance to work with her again, along with the rest of the innovative and friendly Joffe team. I’ve long been impressed by how many of their books become Amazon bestsellers and I’m very much looking forward to getting stuck in and acquiring more binge-worthy books to add to their stellar list!”
