Meet Susan Ronald, Author of Condé Nast: A Man and His Empire

Meet Susan Ronald, author of Condé Nast: A Man and His Empire – A Biography on Monday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Harry Bennett Branch of The Ferguson Library. Registration is not required but recommended. Register online at fergusonlibrary.org/event/.

This is the first biography in over 30 years of Condé Nast, the pioneering publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair and main rival to media magnate William Randolph Hearst.

Condé Nast’s life and career was as high profile and glamorous as his magazines. Moving to New York in the early twentieth century with just the shirt on his back, he soon became the highest paid executive in the United States, acquiring Vogue in 1909 and Vanity Fair in 1913. Alongside his editors, he built the first-ever international magazine empire, introducing European modern art, style, and fashions to an American audience.

About the Author: Born and raised in the United States, Susan Ronald is a British-American biographer and historian of eight books, including A Dangerous Woman, Hitler’s Art Thief, and Heretic Queen. She lives in rural England with her writer husband.

Refreshments. Book sale and signing.

The Harry Bennett Branch of The Ferguson Library is located at 115 Vine Road, Stamford. For more information, call 203 351-8292.