Books

Malcolm Gladwell revisits his bestseller 25 years on and tells some interesting stories, but does not address the obvious downsides of social epidemics: fake news, conspiracy theories and polarisation. This seems a missed opportunity in a US election year.

Dr Kevin Ruck reviews the latest academic and practitioner thinking on the role of internal communication in strategic alignment and previews his forthcoming publication with Mike Pounsford and Howard Krais.

Author, adviser, trainer and public affairs specialist Stuart Thomson is the latest to be profiled in our #50over50 series.

Quentin Langley identified the internal turn in crisis communication planning in his 2014 book Brandjack.

The free educational resources published in memory of Michael Bland are a useful addition to a growing body of textbooks and cases in the field of crisis communication.

Dealing with any crisis presents ethical choices to be made, argues Chris Tucker. Evoking fear is effective, but is it acceptable?

Congratulations to the authors of our books of the year - and also to Kogan Page, the publisher of all three.

Here's a summary of the professional books we've reviewed in 2021 to date.

Robert Phillips had a stellar career but was also a leading thinker who turned against public relations - for good reason.Here's a summary of his thinking.

We explore the career of a proud Londoner as we add Caroline Black to our #50over50 series.

Anne Nicholls says anyone can write, but not everyone can create language that persuades, enlightens and inspires.

We review the latest book from prolific public relations authors Trevor Morris and Simon Goldsworthy.