Newsnight anchor Emily Maitlis gives us a peek behind the curtain of interviews with the most powerful and charismatic individuals of our age.
Emily Maitlis is a British journalist and news presenter. She
notably presented the BBC Flagship nightly current affairs show
Newsnight where she specialised in election coverage in the UK and
the USA. She now hosts The News Agents, the Global daily news
podcast, with Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
She is the author of Airhead- The Imperfect Art of Making News, and
lives in London with one husband, two sons, and a large whippet.
Anyone who has spent this election campaign shouting at the TV
needs a copy of Emily Maitlis's Airhead in their Christmas
stocking. It's funny and subtly smart, taking the reader behind the
camera
*Guardian, Best Politics Books of 2019*
Maitlis has written a deliciously funny book about the high-wire
act of broadcasting and the madness that surrounds it. Lots of
famous presenters have written books but Maitlis' is different . .
. Irresistible. She sounds great company . . . Her book's a
romp
*The Times*
Maitlis paints a vivid picture of the intensity and
unpredictability that come with her assignments, which punctures
the perceived glamour of life reporting the news . . . Her writing
is excellent: precise, economical and accessible
*Guardian*
She is a superb writer, used to throwing together pacy, engaging
scripts at a second's notice. Each chapter is dedicated to one of
her interviews - it is a sort of greatest-hits compilation
*The Sunday Times*
[Emily] is so absolutely of the moment, a quasi-memoir could not be
better timed. Airhead is a compilation of her greatest hits. And
boy are there many . . . narrated in her snappy, chatty style . . .
her asides are acerbic, her observations hilarious
*Evening Standard*
She recounts the interviews of her career, from the great, the good
and the questionable, offering insights into the questions that
illuminated their characters and the ones they dodged. A chapter on
being the target of a stalker reveals her more vulnerable side in
this compelling book
*Observer*
Airhead is, like its author, funny, wise, self-deprecating and
insightful
*You Magazine*
Smart, funny and brilliantly told stories about what goes on behind
the scenes of television news. A joy
*Elizabeth Day*
Revelatory, riveting and frequently hilarious. A joy from beginning
to end
*James O'Brien*
A remarkable journey through the jungle of newsmaking. It combines
razor-sharp analysis with compelling narrative drive and wit. A
must-read
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