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
A wonderfully sane book for our unhinged times
*Simon Schama*
Emily has a style that would make you enjoy her report on the end
of the world. Absolutely irresistible
*Jeremy Vine*
The irony of this riveting, enlightening and sometimes painfully
honest book is that you couldn't meet less of an airhead than Emily
Maitlis - a bold, fearless journalist, a splendidly probing and
well-prepared interlocutor, and a warm, sharp and witty woman at
the top of her game on and off camera. I'm just very disappointed
there's only one chapter about me
*Piers Morgan*
A light and easy read but a thought-provoking one
*The Times*
An irreverent and amusing account of her media career
*The Times, 100 Best Books for Summer*
Smart and Broadcast News-funny, Airhead is peppered with insider
anecdotes you could only pick up working on the kind of big news
stories that the journalist has covered for decades
*Daily Telegraph*
Not an autobiography but a serious book about journalism, disguised
in anecdotal chapters about her encounters with the great and the
good and the rather awful . . . leads the reader towards a deeper
understanding of an essential part of our culture: current affairs
. . . this is a book that engages at every level
*Daily Mail*
Vividly demonstrates her drive to report
*Tatler Magazine*
Maitlis writes brilliantly
*Tatler*
A deliciously funny behind-the-scenes take on broadcasting and her
encounters with politicians and celebrities
*i*
Fascinating . . . [an] excellent book
*Mail on Sunday*
A behind-the-scenes look at how news gets made
*Observer*
A fascinating and brilliantly evocative ringside seat at some of
the most notable interviews she's done
*Radio Times*
Behind-the-scenes accounts of her famous encounters, including
those with Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama, among
many others
*Daily Mail Books of the Year*
She lifts the veil on the inner workings of the BBC, as she
reflects on her long career as a journalist
*Radio Times*
She offers insights into everyone from Donald Trump to Simon
Cowell, showing them not just as what they represent, but as
individuals with flaws and charm
*The Press and Journal*
One of the best we've read this year . . . This insightful,
hilarious and engrossing memoir from one of our most well-liked TV
broadcasters takes you behind the scenes of the biggest news
stories in recent years
*SheerLuxe, 15 Best Beach Reads of 2019*
Recounts, one guest per chapter, a number of her interviews with
the boldest of boldface figures . . . Entertaining
*Strong Words*
A quick, absorbing read . . . my overriding impression is of rather
breathless thoughtfulness . . . her formidable intelligence and
self-deprecating awareness shine brightly
*Times Higher Education*
We love the Maitlis
*Stylist*
We're obsessed with Emily Maitlis in this house
Emily Maitlis is a particular hero of mine . . . I know I'm in for
a treat with Airhead
*Gaby Huddart, Editor-in-chief, Good Housekeeping*
Emily Maitlis is one of my favourite interviewers and I want to
read her tales of interviewing people such as Donald Trump, Theresa
May and Simon Cowell
*Catriona Shearer, Sunday Mail*
A fascinating behind-the-scenes insight into modern television
news
*Time & Leisure Magazine*
It's a brilliant, often funny, behind-the-scenes account of her
working life, written by one of Britain's best television
broadcasters. It proves she's far from an airhead!
*John Craven*
She gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most
engaging interviews she's conducted in recent years - with all the
wrangling, arguing, pleading and last-minute script writing they
involved. Insightful, funny and engrossing, we love it.
*SheerLuxe*
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