What is Harper Reach?
Harper Reach is run by the HarperCollins UK international sales team, who sell and promote amazing trade books in the English Language to customers in the Open Markets (Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America & the Caribbean). This site is your destination for updates on new titles, exclusive author content, events, resources and much more.
Meet The Team
Introduction to the Open Market Team
The Open Market team represent HarperCollins UK, supporting international booksellers and distributors across the world. We are primarily based in the UK, but we also have members of the team in the US and Hong Kong. Each country has their own sales rep – if you don’t know yours yet, you’ll hopefully find them below!
Please note: We are not language rights and are unable to help with these requests.
Julie Jessup (she/her), Senior Sales Manager, Europe
Countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Romania and Bulgaria
Julie has worked at HarperCollins Publishers for a number of years and always in the Open Market team as she enjoys the variety and uniqueness of working in export sales. Julie enjoys reading commercial fiction and YA. She has also recently become a big fan of audio books.
All-time favourite book(s): Broken by Daniel Clay
Best book read in the past year: The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith.
Lauren Renshaw, European Sales Manager
Countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kosova, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine
Lauren joined HarperCollins in 2015 originally as a Sales Assistant in the Open Markets team. Over ten years later, she now works with booksellers in over 25 countries across Europe. Lauren enjoys reading a variety of genres, including historical fiction, romantic comedy, YA and even a bit of true crime.
All-time favourite book(s): Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best book(s) read in the past year: The Ballad of Ronan McCoy by Colin Morgan and Long Island by Colm Tóibín.
Stacey Lai, Manager, International Sales
Countries: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Laos, Cambodia
Stacey has held various roles in international sales and marketing before coming to HarperCollins in 2019. She enjoys reading nonfiction (mainly history), cozy crime, and children’s books.
All-time favourite book(s): Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Matilda
Best book read in the past year: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green and The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman.
Natalie Bell, Sales Manager, Middle East and North Africa
Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
Natalie worked in Fashion and also answering Jamie Oliver’s fan mail before realising a career in publishing was much more exciting. In her spare time, Natalie loves reading non-fiction or relaxing with a good horror book, but has been known to read gothic romance too.
All-time favourite book(s): The Shining by Stephen King
Best book read in the past year: The Theory of Everything Else by Dan Schreiber
Michael Zhang, Marketing Director, North Asia
Countries: China, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam
Michael has been working with HarperCollins UK & US for over 15 years. He is always interested in new opportunities, whether it’s a new product, a new customer or a new business model. Michael enjoys reading Science Fiction, Fantasy, Business, History and Literature.
All-time favourite book(s): The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best book read in the past year: The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom.
Yema Stowell, Senior Trade Marketing Manager, Open Markets
Countries: All territories in the open markets
Yema has worked in a variety of marketing roles, from organic food to school homework platforms. She joined HarperCollins at the end of 2021. Having studied history at university, she enjoys a well-written historical fiction, as well as literary fiction, contemporary fiction and the occasional foray into fantasy and crime.
All-time favourite book(s): Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, and the Harry Potter series
Best book(s) read in the past year: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden, Hanns and Rudolf by Thomas Harding, and Hello, Beautiful by Ann Napolitano.
Jess Dear, Open Markets Sales Executive
Countries: All territories in the open markets
This is Jess’s first job in publishing, and she is really enjoying working for HarperCollins. Jess supports the Open Markets team with any sales and marketing admin. She enjoys reading across lots of different genres, but particularly enjoys literary and translated fiction, with the occasional dip into non-fiction.
All-time favourite book(s): Lanny by Max Porter, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.
Best book read in the past year: The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante.