A Conversation for 'The New Yorker' - Ross's Little Magazine (1925 - 1951)
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Leo Started conversation Apr 30, 2007
If you've found this at all interesting, here are some books that go into much more detail:
'About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made' by Ben Yagoda
This book covers the entire history of The New Yorker magazine.
'The Years with Ross' by James Thurber
A very entertaining read about, well, the years when Ross was at the helm. Facts may be slightly exaggerated for effect, but it's worth it.
'Here at the New Yorker' by Brendan Gill.
Gill gives Ross a drubbing, but he includes interesting stories about other writers on The New Yorker at the time. Warning: don't believe everything. Katherine S. White died in middle of annotating 'Here at the New Yorker' for inaccuracies.
'Ross, the New Yorker, and Me' by Jane Grant
I didn't read this one, so I can't answer for it. I hear it's very Grant-centric and not as entertaining as Thurber's version.
Other writings that overlap the subject include
'Genius in Disguise' by Thomas Kunkel
Ross's biography. Fascinating.
'Letters from the Editor' by Thomas Kunkel
Ross's letters. Highly entertaining, though reading anyone's letters gets tedious after a while.
If the general topic interests you consider
'The Smart Magazines' by George H. Douglas
Covers the sophisticated magazines of the early half of the century. The New Yorker is one of the few to survive.
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