John Mitchinson (researcher)

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John Mitchinson
Nationality
publisher, broadcaster
Years active1980s–present
Known forHead of research for QI; managing director of Quite Interesting Limited
Websitewww.QI.com

John Mitchinson is the head of research for the British television

W.W. Norton and Company
.

He is cofounder of the international

crowdfunded publishing company Unbound, and along with Andy Miller presents Unbound's literature podcast Backlisted ("giving new life to old books").[1]

QI

Mitchinson acted as an

first series. For several years Mitchinson was also director of the "QI Club", which was situated at 16 Turl Street, Oxford.[2] Under his management the building consisted of a bookshop,[3] a café-bar and a vodka bar, as well as a number of rooms devoted to use by the private members club.[4]

QI books

After the success of the QI TV series, Mitchinson co-authored, with QI's creator John Lloyd, the QI Annuals for 2008 and 2009,[5][6] as well the main QI books, these being The Book of General Ignorance,[7] The Book of Animal Ignorance,[8] Advanced Banter: The QI Book of Quotations,[9] and The QI Book of the Dead.

Publishing background

For the ten years before QI, Mitchinson was a book publisher, running

Waterstone’s the booksellers. He is a Vice-President of the Hay Festival, a director of Jonathan Burrows contemporary dance group, a Fellow of the RSA and a Trustee of the London Centre for International Storytelling.[10]

Personal life

Mitchinson lives in the Oxfordshire village of Great Tew, where his spare time is spent with his wife and children, raising pigs, chickens, and sheep.

References

  1. ^ "Backlisted Podcast".
  2. ^ Jennings, Chris (22 November 2006). "John Mitchinson". Page to Screen. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  3. ^ "The QI Bookshop". Quite Interesting. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008.
  4. ^ "The QI Building". Quite Interesting. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008.
  5. ISBN 9780571237791. Archived from the original
    on 24 November 2009.
  6. ISBN 9780571244140
    .
  7. ^ "John Lloyd and John Mitchinson, The Book of General Ignorance". Meet the Author. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  8. ISBN 9780571233700. Archived from the original
    on 21 December 2008.
  9. ISBN 9780571233731
    .
  10. ^ "Trustees and Staff". The London Centre for International Storytelling. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.

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