Samantha Rayner

Dr. Samantha Rayner is a Research Fellow at University College London, where she serves as the Director of the Centre for Publishing. She specializes in publishing and book-related research, with expertise spanning publishing archives, paratexts, bibliography, bookselling culture, editorial practices, bibliotherapy, and academic publishing.

In addition to her publishing work, Dr. Rayner has extensive experience teaching English Literature, focusing on Medieval and Arthurian texts. Her research interests bridge historical and contemporary aspects of book culture.

• Research Focus: Publishing infrastructure
• Teaching Areas: Book history, editorial theory, literary studies
• Institutional Role: Centre leadership and academic publishing education