Stig Abell was formerly a fiction reviewer at The Spectator and reviewer at Telegraph Media Group as well as The Times Literary Supplement.
10 Facts About Stig Abell
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In September 2001, Stig Abell joined the Press Complaints Commission as a complaints officer; he completed other roles at the PCC including press officer, assistant director and deputy director before being appointed director of the PCC on 19 December 2010.
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In March 2014, Stig Abell started co-presenting a show on LBC Radio alongside Sky News television presenter Kay Burley from 8am to 11am on Sundays.
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Burley was the main presenter while Stig Abell reviewed the papers and added political comment.
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From April 2016, Stig Abell moved to the afternoon slot on Sundays of 3pm to 6pm.
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Stig Abell was heavily criticised for publishing an article in 2015 in The Sun by Katie Hopkins.
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In May 2016, Stig Abell became the editor of The Times Literary Supplement, succeeding Sir Peter Stothard, who had edited the paper for the previous 14 years.
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Stig Abell held the post until June 2020, when he was succeeded by Martin Ivens.
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Stig Abell is a regular presenter on the BBC Radio 4 series Front Row.
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In September 2021, The Bookseller reported HarperCollins had agreed a three-book deal with Stig Abell's agents including his first work of crime fiction and a non-fiction title.