Abstract
The Paris Review’s ability to parlay these interviews into a consistent draw for readers, and into a monetizable product in both public and not-so-public ways, is the main reason for the magazine’s long success. According to Plimpton, the first decisions of the newly formed editorial team focused on how to distinguish the forthcoming Paris Review from other magazines. The Paris Review interviews are the magazine’s clearest contribution to the literary magazine ecosystem. The Paris Review’s Cold War origins are critical in considering the magazine and its tremendous influence on the literary world. Brigid Hughes was the first to take over; she had started at the Paris Review as an intern and had been managing editor for three years at the time of Plimpton’s death. The Paris Review board seemed to find its ideal Plimpton heir in 2011 in Lorin Stein, a former editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux with a substantial New York pedigree.
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