Lydia Yadi, Executive Editor, joined Crown in 2025 after holding positions at Portfolio and PRH UK. She acquires for the Crown and Crown Currency lists, focusing on health, psychology, big ideas, business, self-help, and autobiography. She is interested in books that help us understand ourselves and the world around us and is drawn to argument-driven books, practical guides that solve the reader’s problem, and inspiring stories of success. Over the last decade, she has worked with world-class academics, award-winning journalists, pioneering doctors, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and psychologists including Simon Sinek, Marie Forleo, Cal Newport, Anastasia Soare, Dr. Louise Newson, and Steven Bartlett. Previous highlights include the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Slow Productivity by Cal Newport, The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett, and Wild Courage by Jenny Wood. Her upcoming Crown authors include psychologist Lindsay C. Gibson, entrepreneur George Mack, dentist Dr. Staci Whitman, and social philosopher Roman Krznaric.