When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines

Graydon Carter

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Language: English

Published by Atlantic Books, United Kingdom, London, 2025

1804711004 / 9781804711002

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A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 IN THE INDEPENDENT, GQ, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND BBC CULTURE'Graydon Carter is a brilliant raconteur of his own life.it's a real yarn of a lost world' Marina Hyde, The Rest is EntertainmentWhen the Going Was Good is Graydon Carter's lively recounting of how he made his mark as one of society's most talented editors and shapers of culture. Carter arrived in New York from Canada with little more than a suitcase, a failed literary magazine in his past and a keen sense of ambition. He landed a job at Time, went on to work at Life, co-founded Spy magazine and edited The New York Observer before catching the eye of Conde Nast chairman Si Newhouse, who tapped him to run Vanity Fair.With his inimitable voice and raconteur's quip, Carter brings readers inside the drawing rooms of the great and not-always-good of America, Britain and Europe. He assembled one of the best-ever stables of writers and photographers under one roof, and here he re-creates in real time the steps he took to ensure that Vanity Fair during his 25-year run cemented its place as the epicentre of art, culture, business and politics. Charming, candid and brimming with humour, When the Going Was Good perfectly captures the last golden age of print magazines from the inside out.…

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Title
When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines
Author
Graydon Carter
Publisher
Atlantic Books, United Kingdom, London
Publication year
2025
Condition
Fine
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1804711004
ISBN 13
9781804711002
Item weight
649 grams
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164.0 x 245.0

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