DROPPED THE MOON

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 The three most interesting books I have read so far in 2025 are: 1. When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines by Graydon Carter - former editor, over 25 years, of Vanity Fair.  A terrific memoir laden with anecdotes about the business and bitchiness of the glossy magazine world. Highly recommended. 2. Empire of the Elite: Inside Conde Nast, the Media Dynasty that Reshaped the World by Michael M. Grynbaum.  A compelling history of power, personalities, eye-watering expenses in and around the company that included Vanity Fair.  Highly recommended. The books are not intended to be companion pieces, but together they tell a helluva story. 3.The Bookseller of Hay: The Life and Times of Richard Booth byJames Hanning - a profile of an eccentric man obsessed with collecting second-hand books from all over the world and attempting to sell them in various building in the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye, the "town of books", location of t...