J. E. Smyth on Muck Rack

J. E. Smyth

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England
As seen in: Sight & Sound, Diario Financiero, Los Angeles Review of Books, Women and Hollywood, Kirkus Reviews, The Times Literary Supplement, Cineaste Magazine, Written By
Covers:  Arts, literature, and culture
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes and a dictaphone and even writing things down with a pencil

What's your favorite social network?

meeting for cocktails at the Algonquin

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

read Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style"

When's the best time to pitch you?

not on weekends

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

watching movies

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Dorothy Parker's old book reviews from The NYer.
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