Orion Publishing Group
Sarah Cook is an experienced professional in the publishing industry, currently serving as a Senior Production Controller at Orion Publishing Group since February 2022, overseeing gifts and art/photography books, as well as trade fiction. Previous roles include Field Study Researcher for the COVID-19 Survey at the Office for National Statistics, and Production Manager for Walker Books, specializing in picture books. Sarah's extensive background also includes significant tenure as a Production Manager at Arcturus Publishing Limited and a Senior Production Controller at Taylor and Francis, focusing on medical books. Early career experience comprises positions such as Editorial Assistant at Perpetuity Press and Customer Advocate at Farming Online. Sarah holds an MA in English from the University of Cambridge.
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Orion Publishing Group
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The Orion Publishing Group was founded in 1991. Soon after, Orion began negotiations with Lord Weidenfeld, and acquired Weidenfeld & Nicolson as the nucleus of the new publishing group; Lord Weidenfeld remained as chairman of W&N, a post he still occupies. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, founded in 1949, was an established name with a history of quality publishing. Its imprints include Everyman Paperbacks. Orion Books was launched in 1992, and in 1993 Orion bought the assets of Chapman Publishers, a small general publishing house. That year it also acquired a warehousing and distribution centre, Littlehampton Book Services (LBS) based in Sussex. In December 1998, Hachette acquired the publishing house Cassell & Co, whose imprints included Victor Gollancz Ltd, which became part of the Orion Group. Gollancz had been founded in 1928 and had continued as an independent publisher until 1989, when the last family member retired and the business was sold. Out of this acquisition, Orion also took ownership of the Cassell Military list. Also in 1998, a majority of the share capital of the Orion Publishing Group was sold to Hachette Livre, the publishing arm of the French Lagardère Group. In 2003 Hachette Livre became the sole owner of the group. In 2004, Hachette also acquired the Hodder Headline Group, and Hachette UK was formed, with Orion as its largest single component.