Books are my business: O’Brien Press senior editor Helen Carr

'A lot of my job is reassuring authors and letting them know we want to do the best for their book'
Books are my business: O’Brien Press senior editor Helen Carr

Helen Carr:'We all work really hard to make sure that the books get the best showing they can in the shops because you want to get them to their audience.' 
 

Sat, 03 May, 2025 - 01:00
Marjorie Brennan

Helen Carr is a senior editor with the O’Brien Press, Ireland’s leading general publisher of adult and children’s books, which is based in Rathgar, Dublin.

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