18 years of international literary scouting from the heart of London

Nicole began her publishing career in New York, working for five years as an editor at Macmillan, where she published commercial memoir, literary fiction, and rom-coms. She moved into scouting in 2016, and has been working for a scouting agency in New York, reading science fiction & fantasy, popular nonfiction, and book club fiction. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English & American Literature from New York University.

Harriet joined the agency in 2015, after interning at Octopus and at Janklow and Nesbit in London. She has degrees in Classics from King’s College
London. Harriet is in charge of non-fiction and film/TV scouting at DSLS. She also reads commercial and literary fiction.
Harriet received a London Bookfair Trailblazer Award in 2020.

Daniela started her publishing career at an independent publisher in Frankfurt, Germany. She moved on to join Random House in Munich, commissioning German authors as well as writers from the UK, the US and specialising in fiction from the Nordic countries. In 2005, Daniela relocated to London and founded DSLS Ltd. Daniela is the company director.

Sophie joined the agency in 2019 after working at Penguin Random House Children’s, Curtis Brown and Bell Lomax Moreton. She has degrees in
English, Comparative and Children’s Literature from Cambridge and Edinburgh. Sophie scouts for children’s and YA books at DSLS. She
received recognition as a Rising Star by The Bookseller in 2021.

Sofia joined the agency in 2018, after working as a translator and in educational publishing. She holds an MA in Translation from UCL and is fluent in French and Spanish. Before settling in London, she lived in Colorado, Paris, Scotland and New York. Sofia reads literary fiction and non fiction.

Charlotte joined the agency in 2020 after completing an MA in Children’s Literature at Goldsmith’s University. She has previously worked as a PA for the Partner of a law firm as well as in various administrative roles in the retail and market research sectors. Charlotte reads commercial women’s fiction, children’s and YA.

Sarah joined the agency in 2022 after working at Alfred A. Knopf. She has degrees in English Literature and Comparative Literature from Oxford University and the Sorbonne. She has previously worked as a bookseller at Shakespeare and Company in Paris. Sarah reads adult fiction and non-fiction in English, French and Italian.

Isabel joined the agency in 2022 after completing an MPhil in European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures at the University of Cambridge. She previously worked as a paralegal in Washington, DC, and holds a BA in Comparative Literature and Gender Studies from Brown University. Isabel has also lived in Lisbon and Bologna, and she reads Portuguese and Italian.

Charlotte has been reading for the agency since 2013. After a graduate traineeship at Orion, she worked as an editor at Quercus, commissioning books from the company’s earliest days, and later at independent publishers Oneworld. She has an MA in Economics and Economic History from the University of Edinburgh. Charlotte reads a wide range of adult fiction and non fiction.

Sophie joined the agency in 2022. She is a Language Studies graduate and speaks French and Italian. She has previously worked for a non-profit organisation. Sophie holds a B.A. in Modern languages from the Universities of Sheffield and The Open University. She reads translated fiction, memoir, and adult fantasy.

Lily joined the agency in 2023, after previously working for The Bookseller, an independent bookshop and in academic publishing. She has a degree in French and Portuguese from the University of Southampton and enjoys reading translated and contemporary fiction.

Eleanor joined the agency in 2019. She was previously Rights Director at HarperCollins UK and then relocated to the US where she now lives and works. She has degrees from Durham and Kings College London and enjoys reading across all genres.

After more than 15 years in international publishing, Elisabet joined DSLS in 2022 as a business consultant and reader. Elisabet’s background is in agenting, having spent seven years at literary agencies and publishers in London, UK, and a further eight in Stockholm, Sweden, as head of Bonnier Rights Sweden & Finland, most recently in a managerial role. She reads in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish.