Helena Gonda has been promoted from senior editor to editor-in-chief at Canongate for her “continued contribution/excellent work to the company over the past year”.

Since joining Canongate two and a half years ago, Gonda has had a moment. Sunday Times best sellers Poums By Len PennieA. Water Stones Book of the Year upgrade rabbit By Chloe DaltonWilliam Hill Sportsbook of the Year shortlist These Heavy Black Bones By Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-BushellA book shortlisted for the BAMB Non-Fiction Book of the Year Why Do Women Grow? By Alice Vincent and started History of Women in 101 Objects With an ambitious sound project by Annabelle Hirsch.

Looking forward to spring 2025, publishing The Bright Side: Why Optimists Have the Power to Change the World Written by: Sumit Paul-Choudhury, Food War: From Loot and Profit to People and Planet By Stuart Gillespie Hark: How Do Women Listen? by Vincent, Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange By Katie GohAnd The Dry Season: Finding Pleasure in a Sex-Free Year By Melissa Febos, among others.

Jenny Frypublisher and commercial director said: “This is a much-deserved promotion for an outstanding editor and colleague with an increasingly impressive track record of success in non-fiction publishing.”

Gonda commented: “The past two years have flown by and I’m excited to develop my career at Canongate, surrounded by a passionate team. It gives me great joy to continue working with such talented writers and seek out new voices across the full spectrum of non-fiction publishing.”