{"product_id":"when-the-going-was-good-an-editors-adventures-during-the-last-golden-age-of-magazines-9780593655924","title":"When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines","description":"\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER! Named a Best Book of the Year by critics from both NPR and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The voice of a man who tasted the best of the American century and still left the party early, with his dignity intact.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the pages of \u003ci\u003eSpy \u003c\/i\u003eand \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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter working at both \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLife \u003c\/i\u003eand cofounding \u003ci\u003eSpy, \u003c\/i\u003eGraydon 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. 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 those who would grace the pages of \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. He went on to run the magazine with overwhelming success for the next two and a half decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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, further planting a flag in Los Angeles with the legendary \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e Oscar party. With 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graydon Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.67w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593655924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Graydon Carter \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47792973349021,"sku":"9780593655924","price":37.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_90a9d036-2ea0-4752-8471-abd8778778de.jpg?v=1774985883","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/when-the-going-was-good-an-editors-adventures-during-the-last-golden-age-of-magazines-9780593655924","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}