Empire of the Elite

“Glamour! Taste! Prestige! Monsters! I loved this gorgeous romp through a lost world, and the emperors and empresses who made it. Mike Grynbaum is the perfect smart and wry chronicler of that long age of haute hubris, which has been replaced with something a lot less spirited and fun. This book should be served with cocktails and a cackle.” – Marina Hyde‘A spyhole onto the end of a fabulous, doomed era. Glossy, glamorous, pure indulgence’ * Sunday Times bestselling author Erin Kelly *‘As someone who grew up worshipping several Condé Nast titles and using them to become an adult, I’ve been waiting for a book like Empire of the Elite for decades. Michael Grynbaum does not disappoint. Every page is entertaining, smart, and generous toward the many players in this unique saga. Grynbaum also has a wicked sense of humour that made me grin and sometimes even helplessly laugh.’ * New York Times bestseller Gary Shteyngart *

Michael M. Grynbaum is a correspondent for The New York Times, where he covers media, politics, and culture. Since joining the newspaper at age twenty-two, he has reported on three presidential campaigns and the transformation of the media world in the Trump era. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in history and literature, and lives in Manhattan. This is his first book.