This is a fascinating read. Thanks for sharing it, Ian. I did a Master's on feminist and LGBTQ+ crime fiction in the 1990s. I always save recommendations for books featuring journalists, and there are some in your essay that I realised that I'd bought (Holly Watt's and Will Dean's), but haven't read yet - one of the slight disadvantages to a Kindle where you can't 'see' them. And I also have Outer Circle to read!
Sorry for late reply, Sharon - been a bit ill. Thanks for this. I enjoy novels about the press too - though I wonder if they'll still be written given the way the industry is going. Hope you enjoy Outer Circle. The follow-up - Don't Talk - is even more 'newspapery'.
This is a fascinating read. Thanks for sharing it, Ian. I did a Master's on feminist and LGBTQ+ crime fiction in the 1990s. I always save recommendations for books featuring journalists, and there are some in your essay that I realised that I'd bought (Holly Watt's and Will Dean's), but haven't read yet - one of the slight disadvantages to a Kindle where you can't 'see' them. And I also have Outer Circle to read!
Sorry for late reply, Sharon - been a bit ill. Thanks for this. I enjoy novels about the press too - though I wonder if they'll still be written given the way the industry is going. Hope you enjoy Outer Circle. The follow-up - Don't Talk - is even more 'newspapery'.