I really hope Sam Leith is sacked. He’s a terrible literary editor cum nepo baby and I find myself tearing my eyes out at how subpar the Speccie’s arts coverage is.
Fascinating bunch of exotic minds appointed to that position. Surprised Ian Fleming wasn't among them. Perhaps too much of a maverick ladies man. Who knows. Has its circulation figures held up in the era of cyber online sm miasma? Perhaps one ought to buy a copy and read it. We shall see.
Probably too much of a time commitment for Fleming. Certainly by about 1950 he wanted to earn serious money and intended to do it by writing spy novels. The Sunday Times gave him three months’ holiday every winter during which he could retreat to Jamaica and bash out the latest Bond. Actually having to run the Speccie wouldn’t have been compatible with that relaxed approach. But he was a good editor.
I really hope Sam Leith is sacked. He’s a terrible literary editor cum nepo baby and I find myself tearing my eyes out at how subpar the Speccie’s arts coverage is.
Fascinating bunch of exotic minds appointed to that position. Surprised Ian Fleming wasn't among them. Perhaps too much of a maverick ladies man. Who knows. Has its circulation figures held up in the era of cyber online sm miasma? Perhaps one ought to buy a copy and read it. We shall see.
Probably too much of a time commitment for Fleming. Certainly by about 1950 he wanted to earn serious money and intended to do it by writing spy novels. The Sunday Times gave him three months’ holiday every winter during which he could retreat to Jamaica and bash out the latest Bond. Actually having to run the Speccie wouldn’t have been compatible with that relaxed approach. But he was a good editor.