I hate to say I told you so, but Conde Nast this morning announced that it is closing Portfolio Magazine. Back in September 2007 I wrote a post, “Portfolio Magazine: Slick but will it stick,” examining why I didn’t think this business publication would make it.
The real reason wasn’t the economy or advertising decline. Read the post for details, but in summary the magazine had too much high anxiety, too few trend, how-to, and apsirational stories.
It was pretty, though.


I find that my marketing and communications friends are voracious readers. So here’s a list of some non-business books that I had the pleasure of reading on vacation. Great stories, wonderful characters, and fascinating insights into parts of the world we Westerners tend to know little about. (And, yes, there’s plenty to talk about after reading them!)
