Lockdown diaries: the marketing executive

I usually don’t travel back to my hometown in Lancashire unless it's to visit family and friends - and that isn’t often, as I regularly catch up with them on their visits to London. In March 2020, however - after five days in my new role as marketing executive at Icon Books - I left the capital with a spare change of clothes, anticipating a week or two off from the daily grind. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 17:57:58 UTC ]
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