Rachel Lloyd was once exploited on the streets of Germany as a teenager. A past victim herself, Lloyd is fighting the commercial sexual exploitation of children by empowering young women to play a role in order to end the trafficking of girls in the US. Using a survivor-led model as a new force and a new face for combating sexual exploitation, her Girls Education and Mentoring Service (GEMS) provides intensive support services, promotes the voices and experiences of commercial sexual exploitatio

Looking for your next book? Rachel Lloyd, our deputy culture editor, shares five of our favourite novels that have been published recently: https://econ.st/4gsuGFV | The Economist

Excited to settle in with a new book this Christmas? Rachel Lloyd, our deputy culture editor, shares five of our top novels published in 2025: https://econ.st/47SRrQP | The Economist