Lucy Mangan (born 1974) is a British journalist and author. She is a columnist, features writer and TV critic for The Guardian and an opinion writer for The i Paper.
Early life and education
Mangan was born in 1974
and grew up in
Catford, southeast London, to parents originally from
Lancashire.
Her father worked in theatre, and her mother was a doctor.
She read English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, qualified as a solicitor, but worked in a bookshop until she found a work experience placement at The Guardian in 2003.[ Feminist education has been the making of me Interview with The Daily Telegraph, 6 May 2013]
Career
Journalism
Mangan writes a regular column, TV reviews, and occasional features at
The Guardian,
[ Lucy Mangan's page at the Guardian Last accessed March 2016] and is an opinion writer for
The i Paper.
A major part of her writing is related to feminism.
[ Mangan on her feminism, The Guardian, 19 September 2009]
''The Guardian'' has given only 15 zero-star reviews, two of them by Mangan. In 2021 Mangan gave a zero-star review to the film ''Sex, Unzipped'', remarking that the film "is a TV disgrace".
Mangan also has a regular column for Stylist magazine.[ Lucy Mangan's page at Stylist magazine Accessed March 2016]
Books
Mangan's book
My Family and other Disasters (2009) is a collection of her newspaper columns. She has also written books about her childhood and her wedding.
[ Biography at Blake Freidman Agent's page, accessed March 2016]
Her debut novel, Are We Having Fun Yet?, was published in 2021. The Scotsman's Kirsty McLuckie gave the novel a glowing review, describing the book as "a work of genius".
Other activities
Mangan has been a judge for the
BookTrust Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
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Recognition and awards
Mangan won the columnist of the year award at the Professional Publishers Association Awards in 2013,
and was shortlisted for the critic of the year award at The British Press Awards in 2019.
Personal life
Mangan and her husband have a son.
Works
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My Family and other Disasters, Hachette (2010)
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The Reluctant Bride: One Woman's Journey (Kicking and Screaming) Down the Aisle, Guardian Books (2012)
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Hopscotch & Handbags: The Truth about Being a Girl, Headline (2013)
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Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory, Puffin UK/US (2014)
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Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading, Square Peg (2018)
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Are We Having Fun Yet?, Souvenir, (2021)
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