Sarah Cole

Before joining Emerson as an Assistant Professor in WLP, Sarah was most recently a Publishing Director at John Murray Press, a division of Hachette UK based in London. There she managed four imprints: Chambers, Teach Yourself, John Murray Learning and Michel Thomas. Her book publishing career has taken her from New York City to London, from educational publishing at Cambridge University Press to trade publishing at Hodder & Stoughton, and from traditional book publishing to trailblazing digital innovation.

Her publishing highlights include bestselling Rebel with a Clause (UK edition) by Ellen Jovin, Everyday Shakespeare, featuring quotes from the lesser-known corners of Shakespeare's plays and poems by Ben and David Crystal (OBE); the world's naughtiest dictionary, Words from Hell by TikTok etymologist and author Jess Zafarris, and self-study products to teach over 70 languages.

Sarah has been at the forefront of digital innovation in publishing. As part of the Special Projects Team at Cambridge University Press (UK), Sarah was responsible for publishing their first fully online ELT (English Language Teaching) course and helped established a new Online Learning Department. At Hachette UK, she launched both the bestselling e-commerce website and several top-selling apps, as well as spearheading a successful new podcast on languages, The Language Podcast.