Rachel Cooke Explained
| Rachel Cooke |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, England, UK |
| Occupation: | Journalist, writer |
| Alma Mater: | Oxford University |
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| Notablework: | Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties (2013) |
| Spouse: | Anthony Quinn |
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| Awards: | Interviewer of the Year, British Press Awards |
Rachel Cooke (born 1969) is a British journalist and writer.
Early life
Cooke was born in Sheffield, England,[1] and is the daughter of a university lecturer.[2]
She went to school in Jaffa, Israel, until she was 11 years old, before returning to Sheffield, and she attended Oxford University.[3] [4] [5]
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,[6] Cooke was one of the three judges.[7] Since 2010, Cooke has been reviewing graphic novels for The Guardians "Graphic novel of the month".[8]
Cooke's first book, Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties,[9] was published in autumn 2013,[10] Katharine Whitehorn wrote in The Observer that "this excellent book should go far towards setting the record straight" about women's increasing experience of having professional careers rather than being confined to a life as a housewife as accounts of the 1950s commonly assume.[11] Amanda Craig wrote in The Independent that Cooke's "writing does not delve deep but is eloquent, concise, fair-minded, witty and elegant."[12]
Awards
In 2006, Cooke was named Interviewer of the Year at the British Press Awards[13] and Feature Writer of the Year at the What the Papers Say Awards.[14] In 2010, she was named Writer of the Year at the PPA Awards for her interviews in Esquire.[15]
Personal life
Cooke is married to the film critic and novelist Anthony Quinn, and lives in Islington, London.[16] [17]
Bibliography
- Book: Cooke, Rachel . Her brilliant career: ten extraordinary women of the fifties . . London . 2014 . 9781844087419 .
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Cooke, Rachel . rcwlitagency.com . Rogers, Coleridge & White Literary Agents .
- News: Cooke. Rachel. What it means to be northern when you're Down South. New Statesman. 5 December 2013. 30 October 2021.
- News: Cooke . Rachel . What it means to be northern when you're Down South . . 5 December 2013 .
- News: Cooke . Rachel . A conspiracy of silence allowed sexual harassment to stay routine . . 28 October 2012 .
- News: Hope in the Holy Land. Cooke. Rachel. 22 December 2002. 21 July 2019. The Guardian.
- News: Cooke . Rachel . The Lost Booker: a judge tells all . . 28 March 2010 . 30 October 2021.
- News: Authors vie for 'lost' 1970 Booker Prize . . 1 February 2010 .
- News: Graphic novel of the month Books. The Guardian. 31 August 2015.
- News: Huddleston . Yvette . Turning the Fifties myth on its head . . 7 February 2014 . 12 June 2024.
- News: What it means to be northern when you're Down South . . 5 December 2013 .
- News: Katharine . Whitehorn. Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties by Rachel Cooke – review. The Observer. 3 November 2013.
- News: Amanda . Craig . Book Review: Her Brilliant Career, By Rachel Cooke. The Independent. 17 November 2013.
- News: Guardian is newspaper of the year . . 20 March 2006 .
- News: Top Award for Observer Writer . . 17 December 2006 .
- News: Luft . Oliver . Empire named PPA consumer magazine of the year . Press Gazette . 17 June 2010 .
- News: Stanford . Peter . Anthony Quinn: 'I can never go home again . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106080804/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/anthony-quinn-i-can-never-go-home-again-1219728.html . dead . 6 January 2009 . . 4 January 2009 .
- News: The day I judged a Jewish food festival. Cooke. Rachel. 15 July 2012. 21 July 2019. The Guardian.
