'She lifts the veil on the inner workings of the BBC, as she reflects on her long career as a journalist.' - Radio Times 'A behind-the-scenes look at how news gets made.' - Observer this is a book that engages at every level.' - Daily Mail leads the reader towards a deeper understanding of an essential part of our culture: current affairs. '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. '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 'An irreverent and amusing account of her media career.' - The Times, 100 Best Books for Summer
I'm just very disappointed there's only one chapter about me.' - Piers Morgan '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. 'Emily has a style that would make you enjoy her report on the end of the world. A must-read.' - Matthew d'Ancona, Guardian and Evening Standard columnist
It combines razor-sharp analysis with compelling narrative drive and wit. 'A remarkable journey through the jungle of newsmaking. A joy from beginning to end.' - James O'Brien 'Revelatory, riveting and frequently hilarious. 'Smart, funny and brilliantly told stories about what goes on behind the scenes of television news. ' Airhead is, like its author, funny, wise, self-deprecating and insightful.' - You Magazine her asides are acerbic, her observations hilarious.' - Evening Standard Airhead is a compilation of her greatest hits. ' is so absolutely of the moment, a quasi-memoir could not be better timed. Each chapter is dedicated to one of her interviews - it is a sort of greatest-hits compilation.' - The Sunday Times 'She is a superb writer, used to throwing together pacy, engaging scripts at a second's notice. Her writing is excellent: precise, economical and accessible.' - Guardian '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. Lots of famous presenters have written books but Maitlis' is different. 'Maitlis has written a deliciously funny book about the high-wire act of broadcasting and the madness that surrounds it. 'A wonderfully sane book for our unhinged times.' - Simon Schama
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