Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
I write for The New York Times. My book about Condé Nast is out July 15. "Juicy, illuminating & relentless in its reporting" -@TandCmag You can preorder below!
Anna Wintour is giving up (some) control at Vogue. The days of opulent magazines are over. So why do we keep recreating Condé Nast's status-obsessed world? Read the 1st excerpt from my new book nytimes.com/2025/06/27/bus… And you can preorder here! simonandschuster.com/books/Empire-o…
New Book Alert: Empire of the Elite, by Michael M. Grynbaum - a journey through the lost Condé Nast magazine empire hachette.co.uk/titles/michael…
If you love reading about the glossy, messy world of legacy media, have I got a book for you. Michael Grynbaum’s new book about Condé Nast is a super juicy read. I loved it. Amazon: bit.ly/4m2apbU Bookshop: bit.ly/3IzD4qm
OK, this was cool. I talked to Terry Gross @nprfreshair about the legacy & future of Condé Nast. npr.org/2025/07/17/nx-… via @SimonBooks
Magazine editors used to be gatekeepers. Do we need them anymore? via @theprophetpizza wapo.st/3GPdmgY [gift link]
"There is still a desire for figures who can point us, and our attention spans, to what is worth watching, buying, talking about or pondering." Delighted to have my Condé book considered by one of my favorite critics, @theprophetpizza: washingtonpost.com/style/fashion/… via @washingtonpost
Happy to report that @charlottetklein & I indulged in some Condé nostalgia and got @NYMag to pay for lunch at the old Four Seasons.
Revisiting the Grill Room to talk Condé past and present with @grynbaum nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Revisiting the Grill Room to talk Condé past and present with @grynbaum nymag.com/intelligencer/…
I am talking all things Condé Nast tonight @92ndStreetY with the inimitable @maureendowd. Tix still available & streaming here! 92ny.org/event/michael-…
One last book excerpt for pub day: How Anna Wintour Transformed the Met Gala – and Herself Thank you to the great @lapresmidi puck.news/how-anna-winto…
Fun to talk about the glories of glossy magazines on @Morning_Joe this a.m. "Empire of the Elite" is available everywhere today! amazon.com/dp/1668003910 msnbc.com/morning-joe/wa…
Broke out the necktie to kick off pub day @SquawkCNBC with @andrewrsorkin, who gave me menswear pointers back when I was a NYT intern. youtube.com/watch?v=_-xdOV…
Inside the lavish Condé Nast life: Mirrors to make staffers look slimmer, competing for free Hugo Boss suits — and Anna Wintour’s wasteful lunch Fun peek inside my Condé book from the inimitable @nypost! nypost.com/2025/07/15/med…
There's lots more VF Oscar Party lore in the book – like the guy who rented an old Oscar statuette from an L.A. pawn shop and snuck his way in. (He returned the Oscar the next day.) amazon.com/dp/1668003910
Graydon Carter was banished from Swifty Lazar’s Oscar-night fete. Then he seduced the town, took over the event & turned it into one of the most coveted invites in the world. New excerpt from my Condé Nast book is up now at @THR: hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/life… On sale Tuesday!
.@latimes: "Will there ever be another editor as powerful as Anna Wintour? ‘Elite’ chronicles a fading empire." latimes.com/entertainment-…
Graydon Carter was banished from Swifty Lazar’s Oscar-night fete. Then he seduced the town, took over the event & turned it into one of the most coveted invites in the world. New excerpt from my Condé Nast book is up now at @THR: hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/life… On sale Tuesday!