Discussion & Book Signing with Graydon Carter

Sunday April 27th at 2:00 pm

Author Lisa Taddeo will be interviewing Graydon Carter about his new book “When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines.” Carter’s memoir revives the glamorous heyday of print magazines when they were at the vanguard of American culture. The discussion will be followed by a book signing.

This event will take place at The Judy Black Memorial Park & Gardens, across the street from Hickory Stick Bookshop.

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ABOUT THE BOOK
From the pages of Vanity Fair 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.

When Graydon Carter was offered the editorship of Vanity Fair in 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 many of the faces that would come to appear in Vanity Fair’s pages. He went on to run the magazine with overwhelming success for the next two and a half decades.

Filled with colorful memories and intimate details, “When the Going Was Good” is Graydon Carter’s lively recounting of how he made his mark as one of the most talented editors in the business. 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 Vanity Fair cemented its place as the epicenter of art, culture, business, and politics, even as digital media took hold. Charming, candid, and brimming with stories, “When the Going Was Good” perfectly captures the last golden age of print magazines from the inside out.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Graydon Carter is the founder of Air Mail. Before this, he was a staff writer for both Time and Life. He cocreated Spy, edited The New York Observer, and for twenty-five years was the award-winning editor of Vanity Fair. Carter further planted a flag in Los Angeles with the legendary Vanity Fair Oscar party. 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 and Connecticut.

Lisa Taddeo is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Three Women”, which she adapted as a dramatic series on Starz, the novel “Animal”, and the short story collection “Ghost Lover”. She has contributed to The New York Times, New York magazine, Esquire, Elle, Glamour, and many other publications. Her nonfiction has been included in the Best American Sports Writing and Best American Political Writing anthologies, and her short stories have won two Pushcart Prizes. She lives with her husband and daughter in Connecticut.

This event is free and open to the public. If you are unable to attend this event, you may reserve signed copies of “When The Going Was Good” by calling The Hickory Stick Bookshop at (860) 868 0525, or shop our website 24/7 at www.hickorystickbookshop.com.