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William Skidelsky is Books Editor for The Observer. His writing focus is split between literature and food. In 2008 he wrote a pocket-size guide book Gourmet London. Previously Skidelsky worked as Deputy Editor of Prospect magazine and Literary Editor for the New Statesman where he also had a food column.