Veronique Norton has been hired by Bonnier Books UK as editorial director for our commercial adult non-fiction imprint, Blink.
Norton joins from Coronet, following the imprint’s closure this summer. She had worked at Hachette for over 14 years, starting her publishing career as a publicist at Headline before joining Hodder 12 years ago. Norton has worked with an incredible roster of talent, including Joe Lycett, Brian Wilson and Esther Perel – helping to create a wealth of bestsellers, from Bob Odenkirk to Mick Fleetwood, Lucy Worsley to Simon Reeve. She joined the Coronet imprint as Editorial Director in 2024, working across a variety of commercial non-fiction, including memoir, sport, cultural history and celebrity.
In her new role, Veronique will help to further develop the bestselling Blink list, commissioning across a broad range of subjects, including popular history, comedy and popular culture, music, gift & humour, and narrative non-fiction.
Ciara Lloyd, publishing director at Blink, said: “I couldn’t be happier for Veronique to join our team — she brings with her a wealth of experience, with sharp commercial instincts and insights that will be invaluable for our list and our continuing success here at Blink. I’m very excited to be adding her talents to those of our outstanding non-fiction team.”
Matt Phillips, deputy m.d of Adult Trade at Bonnier Books UK, said: “I’m so excited that Vero is joining us at Blink. She is an immensely popular figure in the world of commercial non-fiction and has all the instincts, creativity and drive you need to succeed in such an ever-changing publishing landscape. With Vero joining Ciara and Senior Editors Joe Hallsworth and Madiya Altaf, I believe Blink has one of the most formidable and consistently successful commercial teams in the business.”
Norton added: “I am thrilled to be joining the Blink, and the wider Bonnier team. I’ve long been an admirer of their talents – they can spot a bestseller a mile off, they have a palpable energy and their ethos of nurturing both their authors and employees is industry-leading. I cannot wait to get started and see what we can create together.”
Norton will be joining Bonnier on Monday October 13th. She can be reached on: [email protected]
