UK: Facts about fiction at Random.

A best-seller which disproved many publishing theories was a particular triumph for Gail Rebuck, UK head of Random House.

Once Gail Rebuck, the head of Random House UK - the publishing group that embraces Jonathan Cape, Chatto and Windus, Bodley Head, Century Hutchinson and Arrow paperbacks - starts talking, there is no stopping her. Some matters, such as her husband, Philip Gould, the Labour Party political adviser, and Random House's profits - it is a private company so does not have to disclose them - are strictly taboo.