Sarah’s teaching emphasizes critical analysis of current issues and ethics in publishing, international publishing perspectives, the complete end-to-end publishing process, strategy and innovation.

Before joining Emerson College as an Assistant Professor in the Writing, Literature & Publishing department, Sarah was most recently a Publishing Director at John Murray Press, a division of Hachette UK. There, she managed three imprints: Chambers, Teach Yourself & John Murray Languages. Her book publishing career has taken her from New York City to London to Boston, and from educational publishing at Cambridge University Press to trade publishing at Hachette.

Sarah has been at the forefront of digital innovation in publishing, commissioning Cambridge University Press’ first fully online ELT (English Language Teaching) course and spearheading a new online learning department. At Hachette UK, she launched the first enhanced ebook, the bestselling e-commerce website, and top-selling iOs and Android apps. She is presently on the advisory board of Chatable, an author-centric AI platform that lets you chat with your favorite books & characters.

Sarah specializes in nonfiction publishing. You can check out some of her publishing highlights and pretty book covers below.

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Sarah Cole is passionate about publishing as a platform for change. Her research focus is on artificial intelligence (Gen AI) & sustainability in publishing, as well as book culture, self-publishing, translation, and the art & craft of editing. To participate in her research, complete this form.

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Books I’ve Brought to Life

Books I’ve Brought to Life

Useless Etymology takes readers on a time-traveling adventure to unlock the beauty, wonder, and absurdity within our everyday words, how they came to be, and the unexpected ways their origins weave a global, cross-cultural labyrinth of meaning. Fil
With an emphasis on understanding where the foulest words in the English language came from-and the disgusting and hilarious histories behind them--this book demonstrates the true filth of our everyday words. Dirty-minded word nerds and lewd linguist
An absolutely joyous, gasp-out-loud achievement. - Stephen Fry A cathedral of consciousness - Shakespeare's uncanny insight into human nature finds us, unearthed here. - LionHeart, artist, poet, and BBC Radio London presenter Shakespeare had an ear
Book cover titled "Rebel with a Clause" by Ellen Jovin, featuring stylized text, a pink circle background, a pair of glasses, and a stack of three books.
Book cover titled "Sorry, No English" with a speech bubble graphic and subtitle '50 Tips to Improve your Communication with Speakers of Limited English' by Craig Storti.
Red hardcover book titled "The Chambers Dictionary 12th Edition" with a large letter "A" on the cover.
Cover of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, 19th edition, featuring a wooden compartment with various small objects, including a golf ball, a butterfly, a Union Jack sock, a portrait in line art, and other items. A new section by Susie Dent.
Book cover titled 'Poems from the Edge of Extinction: An Anthology of Poetry in Endangered Languages', edited by Chris McCabe, featuring a blue and white abstract background.
Book cover with the title 'No, Love is Not Dead: An Anthology of Love Poetry from Around the World, Edited by Chris McCabe', featuring a pink and white gradient background and large red text.
Book cover of 'Found in Translation: The unexpected word originas of place names' by Duncan Madden, with a stylized illustration of a winding path through colorful, layered hills and overlaid handwritten text.
Book titled 'McCarthy's Field Guide to Grammar: Natural Usage and Style' by Michael McCarthy, featuring a magnifying glass placed over the cover.
Book cover titled 'Beyond Sightseeing: The Art of Exploring Cities' by Alexander Garvin, featuring a textured brick background with white and yellow text and arrow graphics.
Cover of a jounal titled "Fluentish" to help you organize and learn languages, by Jo Franco with a blue and yellow geometric design.
Book cover titled "You Are a Global Citizen: A guided journal for the culturally curious" by Damon Dominique, featuring a green background with white geometric lines and black text.
Book cover titled "50 Italian Coffee Breaks" with illustrations of coffee cups, a moka pot, a teapot, a ruler, and a notebook, with a small Italian flag inside a coffee cup icon and the subtitle "Short activities to improve your Italian one cup at a
Book cover titled 'Arabic Script Hacking' by Judith Meyer, featuring yellow and black text and graphics, including circles with Arabic letters and educational content about learning the Arabic alphabet.
Book cover titled "Language Hacking: A Conversation Course for Beginners Spanish" by Benny Lewis, featuring a smiling man with crossed arms, and bullet points about learning Spanish including speaking, embracing mistakes, mastering phrases, and focus
Cover of a Japanese grammar and vocabulary workbook for language learners, primarily in red and white with a circular design in the top right corner.
Smartphone screen displaying the Michel Thomas Method language learning app with the message 'Learn a Language for Good,' a donation journey graphic, and navigation options including Dashboard, Phrase List, Learning Room, Flashcards, and Charity.
Mobile showing Michel Thomas Method language learning app with a French phrase "Je veux aller à la boutique," meaning "I want to go to the shop." The app includes options for listening and feedback, with instructions on building confidence speaking.
Book cover titled 'Language Acts and Worldmaking' edited by Catherine Boyle and Debra Kelly, with a colorful fabric background.
Cover of a book titled "Language Debates: Theory and Reality in Language Learning, Teaching and Research" edited by Ana de Medeiros and Debra Kelly. The background features colorful, textured fabric with various markings and designs.
Book cover titled 'Translation as Advocacy' with subtitle 'Perspectives on Practice, Performance, and Publishing,' edited by Catherine Boyle and Sarah Maitland. The background features colorful fabric with handwritten text and sewing markings.
The cover of the book titled 'Touchstone Workbook 1, Second Edition' by Michael McCarthy, Jeanne McCarten, and Helen Sandiford, with a red background and abstract circular design.
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Book cover for 'Short Stories in Arabic' by Olly Richards. Features two women, one with sunglasses holding a phone, and the other wearing a hijab, sitting against a cityscape background with buildings and a tower.
Book cover titled 'Short Stories in Dutch for Beginners' by Olly Richards, featuring an illustration of a woman in a blue dress riding a bicycle with a man in a suit, against a backdrop of typical Dutch-style buildings and a bridge, on an orange back
Book cover titled "Short Stories in French" by Olly Richard, featuring an illustration of people at a beach with umbrellas, palm trees, and a building, promoting a fun way to learn French.
Book cover titled "Short Stories in Irish" by Olly Richards, featuring an illustration of a man and woman sitting on rocks by a river, with green hills, castles, and a blue sky in the background.
Book cover titled 'Short Stories in Italian' by Olly Richards, featuring an illustration of a woman with black hair, wearing sunglasses and an orange dress with white polka dots, sitting on a gondola in Venice, Italy, with colorful buildings and a br
Book cover titled 'Short Stories in Japanese' by Olly Richards, featuring an illustration of a man and woman sitting at a counter with coffee, inside a Japanese setting with cherry blossoms, cityscape, and neon signs.
Book cover titled "Short Stories in Swedish for Beginners" by Olly Richards. The cover features an illustration of a man and woman sitting at a table with a plate of cinnamon rolls and a glass of milk, in front of a window with a view of a red buildi
Book cover titled 'Short Stories in Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners' by Olly Richards. Bright yellow background with illustrations of a man and woman walking on a beach, buildings, mountains, and a red sun.
Book cover for 'Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners, Volume 2' by Olly Richards. It features an illustration of a sailboat with three people sitting on the deck, set against a backdrop of a coastal town with buildings and trees, under a blue sky.