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Breezy, juicy, gossipy and surprisingly politically relevant at times - aka perfect holiday reading.

Vanity Fair has long been one of my favorite magazines. I first discovered it in my college days and was enthralled by the fascinating, mini novel-like articles (Dominick Dunne’s were my favorite), not to mention the top notch photography by Annie Liebowitz, Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton, and other great photographers. Editor Tina Brown’s diaries of her tenure there are, for the most part, engrossing and full of gossipy intrigue. Of course, if you don’t remember the era, you will probably find the book a big bore.

The book gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of magazine publishing, full of fast-paced decisions and high employee turn-overs) and how Vanity Fair’s biggest stories and most memorable photos came to life. Of course, the name dropping is the fun part and Brown partied and lunched with the greatest names of the era. The depictions are often humorous but more often disturbing at how descipable some of there people are/were (most notable - the 45th). She also writes about her personal life, her marriage to journalist Harold Evans and touching passages about her son who was later diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.
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I would truly listen to Tina Brown read her entire life diaries. Peak 80s Condé Nast life will also never cease to fascinate me. I love that just like me in my 30s, every time Tina visits a different city she briefly fantasizes about hw she should move there a start a new life.
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Audiobook narrated by Badass Brit Brown herself about running Vanity Fair magazine through the 1980’s all the while dishing the gossip about celebs like Madonna, Mick Jagger, and even the ‘gilded gross one’. Guilty pleasure.
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Listened to on Audible

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"ego fest"