Jacks Thomas

Jacks Thomas has been Director of The London Book Fair since January 2013, having worked in the arts and corporate sectors for over 20 years. At The London Book Fair, one of the world’s leading publishing events, Thomas drives the ongoing development of the Fair, including the launch of London Book and Screen Week in 2015.

Thomas began her career at the BBC before moving into publishing and has held roles at Simon & Schuster, Victor Gollancz, Michael Joseph, HarperCollins, Reader’s Digest and Midas PR.

Thomas is an active member of numerous committees, charities and publishing bodies, including the Association for Publishing Education (APE), The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies Advisory Board and she co-founded the Chiswick Book Festival in her own time in 2010. She is a regular speaker about the book industry both at in the UK and overseas.