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Celebrating the wonderful descriptive ability of the world's journalists
The reviews are in!
In the press
Here's what the press said about
The Little Book of Second Mentions
(or: what the ink-dispensing opinion-havers of the fourth estate made of our book)
"My favourite less-than-vast agglomeration of pages in print this year"
TIM SHIPMAN
The Twitter account that collects awkward, amusing writing
When writers strive for elegant variations of the same word, the anonymous Second Mentions account takes note.
By Naaman Zhou
The Times
Elegant variation that defies our sense of style
By Rose Wild
The Times
Variety is the aromatic substance of news writing
By Kenny Farquharson
City A.M.
AI Jesus, banter bans and tales from the Westminster Arms
By The Capitalist
The Times Diary: Nick Clegg fails to tempt left-wing voters to his book tour
By Jack Blackburn
Second mentions: What makes a good 'knobbly monster'?
By Juliet and Matthew Maguire
Cod digits and striped equids: new book celebrates media staple 'the second mention'
By Michael Savage
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