Emily Gibb
Emily Gibb, Editorial Assistant for Antidote Books, has a career path which has taken a couple of detours. Graduating with a first-class History degree from the University of Birmingham she began in hedge funds before moving to the unpredictable world of hospitality, where she spent time as assistant manager of a thriving Surrey pub. Here Emily became adept at thinking on her feet and keeping everyone happy. Books and the world around them have always held a quiet pull for her, and she's thrilled to be trading last orders for a red pen, ready to bring her sharp eye and steady hand to whatever Antidote throws her way.
Three books that have stuck with me:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab — my comfort read. Incredibly moving, and the perfect mix of history and fantasy (my two favourite genres).
Circe by Madeline Miller. I love villains being complexly humanised and Greek mythological retellings.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. She writes magnificently and I’ve not read anything so descriptive yet gripping since.
Something people are always surprised to learn about me:
I spent a few weeks at a Spanish-speaking farm in Guatemala pulling ticks off horses. The perks of freely riding them outweighed being bitten by one or two...
If I could instantly become an expert in one thing, it would be:
Being fluent in Spanish — so many places I would love to travel to speak it! And I think it’s a beautiful language.