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• History of children's literature and publishing
• Children's books in translation
• Children's culture in the Cold War and after 1968
• Cultural and religious history of modern France

My main areas of interest are in the history of children’s books and publishing. I am a founding co-director of the , and co-organise a webinar series in partnership with Outside in World.

My first book (Manchester University Press, 2011) introduced English-language readers to the classic French children’s author, through a literary, political and publishing history of her books and writing career.

In 2018 I co-edited a special issue of the children’s literature journal Strenae with CĂ©cile Boulaire, entitled , on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of May ’68. It examined the impact of the ’68 years on culture for children across the Scandinavian countries, Poland, Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Italy, France and the UK.

I was part of the team led by my colleague Nicola Wilson that co-edited (Edinburgh University Press, 2024), exploring the diversity of women’s work in transatlantic and continental publishing across the twentieth-century.

My latest book , is open access (Bloomsbury, Perspectives on Children’s Literature series, 2025). It details the history of Cold War censorship legislation and its impact on the French publishing industry for children.