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Matthew Reisz

Matthew Reisz was books editor as well as a features writer and reporter, until the end of 2021. He continues to write for?Times Higher Education.

He grew up in London and studied Classics and French at Balliol College, Oxford. He has since worked as a journalist, editor, copywriter, ghost-writer and translator. He was, for several years, editor of the Jewish Quarterly and has also compiled and presented programmes for BBC Radio.

He was the 2009 winner of the National Education Journalist of the Year award, run by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

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Montage of a hand placing a book about Trump into the voting box to illustrate Will Trump-lit affect the US election?

Will Trump-lit affect the US election?

Donald Trump¡¯s election as president in 2016 prompted a slew of academic books grappling with how such a figure could have been chosen to lead the free world. But what are the chances that any of those bleak tomes will dissuade American voters from re-electing him next month, asks Matthew Reisz

By Matthew Reisz
24 October

How to write a successful trade book

For academics trained to plough a narrow, deep, heavily footnoted field, writing for a more general audience can be difficult. But the rewards, both personal and financial, can be considerable. Matthew Reisz picks the brains of publishing professionals for their dos and don¡¯ts

By Matthew Reisz
22 December

Are US universities driving inequality?

Once lauded as engines of social mobility, American universities are increasingly perceived as widening social and economic injustices. Matthew Reisz speaks to two academics whose new book lays bare the extent of the problem and the potential solutions

By Matthew Reisz
23 June