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Sto caricando le informazioni... Falling Out Of Fashiondi Karen Yampolsky
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I was amused at this story of a magazine editor and what happens when a senior in her publishing house decides to change the magazine she founded and called after herself. Apparently based on happenings in "Jane" magazine and written by the former PA to it's editor, rumour abound about where truth and fiction separate, there are veiled references to a variety of celebrities and if you know enough about them they're thin veils (I had to have some of the references pointed out but I'm just not into that sort of thing) I found the heroine, Jill White, a little too perfect and a bit to unbelievable, she never seemed to do wrong, just have wrong done to her, but then again it is written in first person. However it's enjoyable in a kind of train-wreckish way, the outcome is telegraphed by the first chapter. Still I enjoyed it and did want to know what happened next and while it's not great it's not the worst of it's kind. Falling out of fashion is a Roman a Clef by the longtime assitant to Jane Magaine editor, Jane Pratt. I liked this book because I felt like I finally got the real story behind why Jane "left" the magazine industry. I would recommend this book to anyone who was a fan of either one of the now defunct Jane or Sassy magazines. Yamplonsky's book gives a true behind the scenes account of what lead to the demise of Jane Magazine. There has been some speculation that Jane herself wrote the book, and although I don't believe this to be true, I can see why some might. The book lambasts those who brought on the end of Jane and paints Jane herself as the flawed feminist hero we all so want her to be. If you were never a devoted fan of Jane or Sassy, I don't think that this book will really hold your interest. Without the voyeur aspect of Jane's live, it's just another fluffy chick-lit-ish novel. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
In the bestselling tradition of The Devil Wears Prada, Karen Yampolsky's hilarious, disarmingly candid debut goes deep inside the glossy, glamorous, and completely ruthless world of magazine publishing, where bitchiness and betrayal are always in vogue. . . Jill White always dreamed of the day when she would start a magazine of her own that would feature smart, witty, real women with aspirations beyond tinier thighs and shinier hair. That day has finally arrived--and Jill magazine is a huge hit. When mega-successful Nestrom Media takes over Jill's parent company, The Nestrom suits are panting with admiration for both Jill and Jill. But the ashes from the postcoital cigarette have barely hit the floor before Jill's new bosses start barking about getting ad revenue up and toning down articles like "His penis is not a toy. . .or is it?" in favor of fluff pieces with the reality star du jour. What smelled like team spirit devolves into a bitter game of backstabbing. Ellen Cutter, the blond, bland, Bergdorfed CEO of Nestrom Media, and Liz Alexander, Jill's publisher (and Ellen's conniving sidekick) are suddenly aligned against Jill, making her life a living hell. Reluctant to quit or to watch as her baby morphs into yet another cheesy rag, Jill fights back, even as Ellen and Liz plot her next move for her. With everything on the line, Jill realizes mean girls don't get left behind in high school--they grow up and work in publishing. . . "Magazine junkies who remember the original Jane will devour this cheeky roman B clef." --Publishers Weekly "Worth reading. . .you get your fill of backstabbing fashionistas." --E! Online Karen Yampolsky, a graduate of New York University, has spent the past eighteen years working as an Executive/Personal Assistant to high-profile executives in the media and entertainment industries, including a nine-year stint at Jane Magazine as the right-hand to the Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Jane Pratt. She lives in Westchester County, New York, with her husband and two children. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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I grew up reading Sassy and also read Jane for a while before it got lame so it was really fun reading this book. All the celebrity names have been fictionalized of course, but it is really easy to figure out who they really are. Serena Sax is Courteney Cox and Rory Bellmore is Drew Barrymore for example.
I highly recommend this book for fans of Sassy and/or Jane. ( )