Anna: The Biography

By Amy Odell

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs

Journalist Amy Odell tells the life of Anna Wintour, the longtime editor of American Vogue, based on interviews with more than 250 people. The book follows Wintour from her London childhood and early magazine jobs to her rise at Vogue in 1988 and her later role across Condé Nast. Odell describes how Wintour built her influence over fashion, celebrity and the Met Gala, and how she has run her magazines and staff.

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• Shane Parrish: “This episode is loosely based on Amy Odell's Anna: The Biography.”