This episode kicks off our author series as I sit down with writer Dana Brown, whose memoir "Dilettante" recounting his tenure as a Vanity Fair editor during the roaring ’90s and aughts is making waves from book clubs (mine) to big media (articles linked below). We discuss his process from book deal to publication, underwhelming ayahuasca, and if the infamous truffle mac ’n’ cheese at The Waverly Inn is really worth the price tag.
I highly recommend "Dilettante" for his pithy narrative, celeb-drenched hijinks, and the welcome hit of nostalgia for a bygone area of excess, glossy magazine glamor, and robust corporate expense accounts. Catch the full interview coming soon to Laurel’s Little Show in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and IHeartRadio.
More on Dana:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/books/magazine-industry-memoirs-anna-wintour-dana-brown.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2022/05/18/book-review-dana-browns-entertaining-and-insightful-memoir-of-vanity-fair-dilettante/ https://airmail.news/issues/2022-5-21/divine-intervention
Also Mentioned:
The Chiffon Trenches, Andre Leon Talley (mispronounced here as "In The Chiffon Trenches")
Airmail, https://airmail.news/