Please, Mister Postman (book)

First edition (publ. Bantam Press)

Please, Mister Postman is the second volume of memoirs by Alan Johnson, first published in 2014.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The title is a reference to the Beatles' cover of the song of the same name, and to Johnson's past as a postman.^[6]

Johnson begins the book at Christmas 1967 when, as a 17-year-old he was an aspiring rock musician, working as a shelf stacker and living in lodgings in Hammersmith. Within the next year he had married, become a father and step-father and started a career at the Post Office.

Awards and honours[]

2014 Specsavers National Book Awards "Autobiography of the Year"^[7]

References[]

^ Mullin, Chris (21 September 2014). "Please, Mr Postman and Sailing Close to the Wind reviews – Alan Johnson and Dennis Skinner's memoirs". The Observer. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ Lewis, Helen (9 October 2014). "Please, Mister Postman review – a charming sequel from Alan Johnson". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ Wilby, Peter (2 October 2014). "Alan Johnson's Please, Mister Postman: the best political testament I have ever read". New Statesman. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ Rentoul, John (21 September 2014). "Alan Johnson, Please, Mister Postman, book review: An elegy to a time not so long gone". The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ Engel, Matthew (26 September 2014). "'Please, Mister Postman', by Alan Johnson". The Financial Times. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ "Boy, can Alan Johnson write". The Spectator. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ Alison Flood (27 November 2014). "David Nicholls and David Walliams win top prizes at National Book Awards". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

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[Observer_mullin-1] Mullin, Chris (21 September 2014). "Please, Mr Postman and Sailing Close to the Wind reviews – Alan Johnson and Dennis Skinner's memoirs". The Observer. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[Guardian_lewis-2] Lewis, Helen (9 October 2014). "Please, Mister Postman review – a charming sequel from Alan Johnson". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[NS_Wilby-3] Wilby, Peter (2 October 2014). "Alan Johnson's Please, Mister Postman: the best political testament I have ever read". New Statesman. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[Independent_rentoul-4] Rentoul, John (21 September 2014). "Alan Johnson, Please, Mister Postman, book review: An elegy to a time not so long gone". The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[FT_engel-5] Engel, Matthew (26 September 2014). "'Please, Mister Postman', by Alan Johnson". The Financial Times. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[6] "Boy, can Alan Johnson write". The Spectator. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[flood2014-7] Alison Flood (27 November 2014). "David Nicholls and David Walliams win top prizes at National Book Awards". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

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