Event Hosting & Interviews
I’d love to help you bring any event to life with engaging questions and make sure that authors and panelists feel completely at ease. I specialise in author events and literary festivals, but don’t hesitate to get in touch about other topics.
I’ve interviewed a wide range of celebrities and authors for videos and press junkets, for my Books & Quills YouTube channel and during my time working at Penguin Random House UK. I’m also available to interview actors and authors for articles or any other interview features.
I can speak on Industry panels about Social Media in book publishing, the Influencer industry and a range of other topics. I’m vocal and passionate about creating meaningful relationships between brand and online creators, and love frank conversations around this topic.
I’m also available for hosting a variety of other events, from book clubs to film screenings, crafty activities and book-related community events.
See my Workshops page for more.
“We have worked with Sanne for over a year now and she has always delivered the very best author events. She is brilliantly prepared, considerate and inquisitive in her questioning, and she makes each author feel completely at ease.”
Authors & Actors I’ve interviewed
Saoirse Ronan ・Veronica Roth ・ Alice Oseman ・ Caitlin Moran ・Angie Thomas ・ Ruth Wilson ・ Dylan O’Brien ・ Garth Nix ・ Malorie Blackman ・ Juno Dawson ・ Eoin Colfer ・ Lauren James ・E. Lockhart ・Non Pratt ・ Patrick Ness ・Ransom Riggs ・ Neal Shusterman ・Caroline O’Donoghue ・Andy Weir ・Becky Chambers ・Lex Croucher
A preview of Previous Interviews & Hosting
Talks and Panel Events Portfolio
Chairing | The Write Job (Schools Event)
Cheltenham Literature Festival, 2022
Chairing | Hot Key Books 10-Year Anniversary Birthday Bash
Cheltenham Literature Festival, 2022
Chairing | Debuts and Mocktails (YA Event)
Cheltenham Literature Festival, 2021
Chairing | YA Book Prize Shortlisted Authors Panels (online) | The Big Issues, Finding Yourself, YA Reimagined
YA Book Prize, 2020
Chairing | Spheres of Influence: Navigating the Rising Tide of Influencers, Communities and Events
The Bookseller Marketing and Publicity Conference, 2019
Talk | How Publishers Can Work with Book Influencers
Faber & Faber/Independent Alliance Conference, 2019
Featured Guest, Moderator and Speaker | BookTube, Travel, Educational Videos panels
Summer in the City 2014-2019
Panelist | Pottermore Book Club Event and Livestream
Pottermore at Minalima 2017
Guest Speaker | BookTube and the Publishing Industry
Dutch Publishing Event ‘Elspeet Conference’ in Amsterdam 2017
Featured Guest, Moderator, Creator | The Pros and Cons of MakingVideos in a Different Language
Speaker | There’s a Troll in the Dungeon’ (online harassment and criticism)
VidCon Europe in Amsterdam 2017
Panelist | Building the Publishing Workforce of the Future
London Book Fair 2015
Panelist | How to Stand Out in a Digital Age
Newcastle Writing Conference 2015
Panelist | New Voices - Who Should You Hire and How Will They Change Your Company
Futurebook Conference 2014
Panelist | Social Media and Kids
Children’s Publishing Conference 2014
Organiser, Chair | How to Work with BookTubers
London Book Fair 2014
Book Club Event Hosting
The Testaments | Booksandquills Book Club
At Lele’s in Hackney, 2019
The Song of Achilles | Booksandquills Book Club
At Pages of Cheshire, 2020
Independent Bookshop Week Book Club, ‘Release’ by Patrick Ness
At Tales on Moon Lane, 2019