Rachel Cooke

Rachel Cooke
Born 1969–70
Sheffield
Occupation Journalist, writer
Alma mater Oxford University
Notable work Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties
Notable awards Interviewer of the Year, British Press Awards
Spouse Anthony Quinn

Rachel Cooke (born 1969–70)[1] is a British journalist and writer.

Early life

Born in Sheffield,[2] the daughter of a university lecturer, Cooke attended Oxford University.[3][4]

Career

Cooke began her career as a reporter for The Sunday Times. She has also written for the New Statesman, where she is television critic, and is a writer for The Observer newspaper. In the 'Lost Booker Prize' for 1970, announced in March 2010,[1] Cooke was one of the three judges.[5] Since 2010, Cooke has been reviewing graphic novels for The Guardian's "Graphic novel of the month".[6]

Cooke's first book, Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties,[7] was published in autumn 2013.[8]

Awards

In 2006 she was named Interviewer of the Year at the British Press Awards[9] and Feature Writer of the Year at the What the Papers Say Awards.[10] In 2010 she was named Writer of the Year at the PPA Awards for her interviews in Esquire.[11]

Personal life

Cooke is married to the film critic and novelist Anthony Quinn.[12]

Bibliography

  • Cooke, Rachel (2014). Her brilliant career: ten extraordinary women of the fifties. London: Virago Press. ISBN 9781844087419.

References

  1. 1 2 Cooke, Rachel (28 March 2010). "The Lost Booker: a judge tells all". The Observer.
  2. ↑ "Cooke, Rachel". rcwlitagency.com. Rogers, Coleridge & White Literary Agents.
  3. ↑ Cooke, Rachel (5 December 2013). "What it means to be northern when you're Down South". New Statesman.
  4. ↑ Cooke, Rachel (28 October 2012). "A conspiracy of silence allowed sexual harassment to stay routine". The Observer.
  5. ↑ "Authors vie for 'lost' 1970 Booker Prize". BBC News. 1 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Graphic novel of the month | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ Huddleston, Yvette (7 February 2014). "Turning the Fifties myth on its head". Yorkshire Post.
  8. ↑ "What it means to be northern when you're Down South". New Statesman. 5 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Guardian is newspaper of the year". Press Gazette. 20 March 2006.
  10. ↑ "Top Award for Observer Writer". The Observer. 17 December 2006.
  11. ↑ Luft, Oliver (17 June 2010). "Empire named PPA consumer magazine of the year". Press Gazette.
  12. ↑ Stanford, Peter (4 January 2009). "Anthony Quinn: 'I can never go home again". The Independent.
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