{"product_id":"when-the-going-was-good-an-editors-adventures-during-the-last-golden-age-of-magazines-hardcover","title":"When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraydon Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the pages of \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e to the red carpets of Hollywood, editor Graydon Carter's memoir revives the glamorous heyday of print magazines when they were at the vanguard of American culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Graydon Carter was offered the editorship of \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003ein 1992, he knew he faced an uphill battle--how to make the esteemed and long-established magazine his own. Not only was he confronted with a staff that he perceived to be loyal to the previous regime, but he arrived only a few years after launching \u003ci\u003eSpy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, which gloried in skewering the celebrated and powerful--the very people \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003evenerated. With curiosity, fearlessness, and a love of recent history and glamour that would come to define his storied career in magazines, Carter succeeded in endearing himself to his editors, contributors, and readers, as well as many of the faces that would come to appear in \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e's pages. He went on to run the magazine with overwhelming success for the next two and a half decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with colorful memories and intimate details, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Going Was Good\u003c\/i\u003e is Graydon Carter's lively recounting of how he made his mark as one of the most talented editors in the business. Moving to New York from Canada, he worked at \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpy\u003c\/i\u003e, before catching the eye of Cond? Nast chairman Si Newhouse, who pulled him in to run \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. In Newhouse he found an unwavering champion, a loyal proprietor who gave Carter the editorial and financial freedom to thrive. Annie Leibovitz's photographs would come to define the look of the magazine, as would the \"New Establishment\" and annual Hollywood issues. Carter further planted a flag in Los Angeles with the legendary \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e Oscar party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his inimitable voice and signature quip, he brings readers to lunches and dinners with the great and good of America, Britain, and Europe. He assembled one of the most formidable stables of writers and photographers under one roof, and here he re-creates in real time the steps he took to ensure \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e cemented its place as the epicenter of art, culture, business, and politics, even as digital media took hold. Charming, candid, and brimming with stories, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Going Was Good \u003c\/i\u003eperfectly captures the last golden age of print magazines from the inside out.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraydon Carter \u003c\/b\u003eis the founder of \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. Before this, he was a staff writer for both \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e. He cocreated \u003ci\u003eSpy\u003c\/i\u003e, edited \u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, and for twenty-five years was the award-winning editor of \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer of more than a dozen documentaries and one hit Broadway play. He and his wife live in Greenwich Village, not far from the Waverly Inn, and have five children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.37 x 9.49 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987482804525,"sku":"9780593655900","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/t0uk3J-tZm9780593655900.webp?v=1776178975","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/when-the-going-was-good-an-editors-adventures-during-the-last-golden-age-of-magazines-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}