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Graydon Carter Reflects on Glamorous Vanity Fair Era

3/14/2025

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Graydon Carter's memoir, "When the Going Was Good," takes readers on a captivating journey from his humble Canadian beginnings to his influential role in New York's cultural landscape. At 75, he candidly reveals his struggles with social anxiety while editing Vanity Fair, all against the backdrop of a glamorous, extravagant magazine era that has since faded.

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Story summary

Graydon Carter's memoir, "When the Going Was Good," takes readers on a captivating journey from his humble Canadian beginnings to his influential role in New York's cultural landscape. At 75, he candidly reveals his struggles with social anxiety while editing Vanity Fair, all against the backdrop of a glamorous, extravagant magazine era that has since faded.