Airhead : The Imperfect Art of Making News by Emily Maitlis
£9.99
Paperback
Penguin
October 2019
Discover behind-the-scenes sneak-peaks at exclusive interviews and shocking moments from News Presenter of the Year and 2020 BAFTA nominee Emily MaitlisINCLUDING A NEW CHAPTER ON HER NEWSNIGHT INTERVIEW WITH PRINCE ANDREW'Smart, funny and brilliantly told' Elizabeth Day 'Revelatory, riveting and frequently hilarious. A joy from beginning to end' James O'Brien 'Absolutely irresistible' Jeremy Vine__________'[Emily] is so absolutely of the moment. Airhead is a compilation of her greatest hits .
. . hilarious' Evening Standard'Deliciously funny .
. . Irresistible' The Times In this no holds barred account of life in the seconds before, during and after going on air, Newsnight presenter, leading journalist, and queen of the side eye Emily Maitlis gives us the insider info on what we don't get to see on-screen.
Giving us the inside scoop on her interviews with everyone from Emma Thompson to Russell Brand, and Donald Trump to Tony Blair, as well as covering news stories such as President Clinton's affairs, Boris Johnson's race to PM, Grenfell, #MeToo, and the Paris terror attacks. Airhead is a brilliant expose of the moments that never make the news. 'Funny and subtly smart' GUARDIAN, BOOKS OF THE YEARDAILY MAIL BOOKS OF THE YEAR _____________Praise for Emily Maitlis:'We LOVE the Maitlis' Stylist 'She's just a mastermind' Dolly Alderton on The High Low'I think people are a bit in love with Emily Maitlis, she's a brilliant interviewer' Pandora Sykes on The High Low Praise for Airhead:'She is a superb writer.
It is a sort of greatest hits compilation' Sunday Times'Excellent' Guardian'A wonderfully sane book for our unhinged times' Simon Schama'Fascinating' Mail on Sunday