Citizen Kim

We worked on it for five years together. I trust Jonathan. I read a copy and cried because I thought it was told so well in a way that I’ve never seen myself. – Kim Kardashian
‘Citizen Kim is the kind of intelligent and incisive book that comes along when a great journalist finds his perfect subject. Irresistible.’ – Anna Wintour
‘Jonathan Van Meter brilliantly shows how fame, ambition, social media, and American-dream-flavoured capitalism converged to make her seem inevitable. This is a wild Los Angeles story, full of fascinating cultural history, all serving the remarkable Bowerbird construction that is the Kardashian family.’ – Aimee Mann
‘Absolutely terrific. An intimate, moving, alternately tragic and hilarious portrait of one of the most public figures on the planet. In his inimitable style - warm, wise, and filled with wonder - Van Meter invites us to curl up beside her on the sofa, to listen to her raucous tale of dreams, tragedies, and improbable triumph. In Van Meter’s deft hands, Kim Kardashian’s life becomes a twenty-first century Horatio Alger story - with a feminist core. It is as thrilling as it is inspirational.’ – Mary Gabriel
The first multisourced, in-depth telling of [Kim’s] meteoric rise… This is a life lived on a mind-bogglingly vast and weird scale. – Caitlin Moran

Jonathan Van Meter is one of America’s foremost magazine writers. A contributing editor at both Vogue and New York magazine, Van Meter writes about Hollywood, media, fashion, society, and politics, and has profiled many of the most consequential figures in American public life.

He is also the creator and founding editor-in-chief of Vibe magazine (1992-1994), executive producer of the documentary Let’s Get Frank, and author of The Last Good Time.

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