Alex Clark (journalist)

Alex Clark
Clark at the British Library in 2023
Occupation(s)Journalist and editor

Alex Clark is a British literary journalist and editor who has written for The Guardian, The Observer[1] and The Times Literary Supplement. She also presents the programme Front Row on BBC Radio 4 and hosts the Vintage Podcast about books.[2]

Clark is Editor at Large at Union Books.[3] Having previously served as deputy editor, she was appointed as the first female editor of Granta magazine in May 2008, in succession to Jason Cowley.[4] Clark assumed the post in the following September, but left in May 2009.[5] She was succeeded by John Freeman.[6]

  1. ^ Alex Clark's profile on The Guardian website.
  2. ^ "Vintage Podcast". Vintage Books. Random House Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Additional archives: this page, subpages.
  3. ^ "Between The Covers: 21/08/2011" (article on Union Books), The Independent, 21 August 2011.
  4. ^ Brook, Stephen (28 May 2008). "Granta names Alex Clark as first female editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ Luft, Oliver (29 May 2009). "Alex Clark steps down as Granta editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  6. ^ Jones, Philip (12 October 2009). "Freeman named Granta editor on permanent basis". The Bookseller. Retrieved 26 February 2019.