Graydon Carter speaks in his memoir with misty-eyed melancholy for the page counts and ad revenues of years gone by.

He bounced back big time with editorships at Spy and Vanity Fair, a glamorous life he details in a new memoir.

Vanity Fair in the Nineties makes today’s journalism seem particularly bleak - THE READING LIST: In his new memoir, ...

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.

This was back “When the Going Was Good”, as former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter titles his nostalgic new memoir about his adventures “during the last golden age of magazines”. The topic is catnip ...

Longtime restaurateur and media figure Graydon Carter thinks the end of outdoor dining is a travesty. His opinion is striking ...

MEMOIR When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines Graydon Carter Grove Press, ...

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Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, writing in his delightful new memoir When the Going Was Good, says Donald Trump was one such adversary. Ever since writing an unflattering profile in the ...