Books and Bookmen was a literary magazine founded in 1955 by publisher Philip Dossé. It was known for the vigour of its writers, especially the vituperative Auberon Waugh.[1][2][3]

Books and Bookmen
The cover picture for the March 1980 issue was a caricature of W. H. Auden.
Editor
Frank Granville Barker
FrequencyMonthly
First issue1955
Final issue1986
CompanyHansom
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISSN0006-744X
OCLC1536799

The publishing company, Hansom Books, folded in 1980 and the magazine was then relaunched under new management in the following year and continued publication until 1986.

References

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  1. ^ Michael Barber (20 May 2019), "What was Books and Bookmen?", The Oldie
  2. ^ Sally Emerson (2 October 2018), "Death of a bookman: the rise and fall of a publisher", Standpoint
  3. ^ Michael Dirda (28 June 1998), "Mischief and Malice", Washington Post