The Last Magazine: A Novel

The Last Magazine: A Novel

The year is 2002. Weekly newsmagazines dominate the political agenda in New York and Washington. A young journalist named Michael M. Hastings is a twenty-two- year-old intern at The Magazine, wet behind the ears, the only one in the office whoâ€™s actually read his coworkerâ€™s books. He will stop at nothing to turn his internship into a full-time position, and heâ€™s figured out just whom to impress: Nishant Patel, the international editor, and Sanders Berman, managing editor, both vying for the job of editor in chief. While Berman and Nishant try to one-up each other pontificating on cable news, A. E. Peoriaâ€”the one reporter seemingly doing any workâ€”is having a career crisis. Heâ€™s just returned from Chad, where, instead of the genocide, he was told by his editors to focus on mobile phone outsourcing, which they think is more relevant. And then, suddenly, the United States invades Iraqâ€”and all hell breaks loose. As Hastings loses his naÃ¯vetÃ© about the journalism game, he must choose where his loyalties lieâ€”with the men at The Magazine who can advance his career or with his friend in the field who is reporting the truth.

The Last Magazine is the debut novel from Michael Hastings, discovered in his files after his untimely death in June 2013. Informed by his own journalistic experiences, it is wickedly funny, sharp, and fast-paced: a great book about print journalismâ€™s last glory days, and a compelling first novel from one of Americaâ€™s most treasured reporters.
Country USA
Manufacturer Blue Rider Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2014-06-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399169946

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Blue Rider Press
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2014-06-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780399169946

The Last Magazine: A Novel

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