Saturday Evening Post is a USA magazine covering Books and Literature.

The Saturday Evening Post is the oldest magazine in the United States. The Post is known for its magazine covers that illustrate the lives and experiences of the American people, and for telling the story of American life through in-depth features, fiction, and art. It began as Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper, first published in 1728, and became known as The Saturday Evening Post in 1821. In 1897, famed magazine publisher Cyrus H. K. Curtis purchased the magazine for one thousand dollars. Curtis also founded The Ladies Home Journal. George Horace Lorimer, who served as editor from 1899-1936, grew The Saturday Evening Post from 2,000 copies sold per year to over three million by the end of his tenure.

The growing popularity of television in the 1950’s posed a major challenge to the magazine, and in 1969 The Saturday Evening Post briefly ceased publication. It returned in 1971 with a new owner and is currently a publication of the Saturday Evening Post Society. It has a circulation of 350,000, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation, and is published every other month.

This magazine is owned by The Saturday Evening Post Society.

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Patrick Perry is the editor of Saturday Evening Post Magazine.

 Mailing address: 1100 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202

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Saturday Evening Post names Steven Slon editorial director, effective January 2012. He previously served as editor and VP at AARP (Modern Maturity) Magazine. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, January 23, 2012

The Saturday Evening Post Re-Releases Rare, 65-Year-Old J.D. Salinger Short
Story "A Boy in France" July 14, 2010 -- The Saturday Evening Post, the nation's oldest magazine, which traces its roots to Benjamin Franklin and is famous for covers that illustrate the lives and experiences of the American people,...

Celebrate America - Past, Present, and Future - With The Saturday Evening Post May 28, 2010
-- The May/June 2010 issue of The Saturday Evening Post includes reporting on: - How America went from having the best rail system in the world to one of the worst; why since the 1960's the nation lost nearly half of its rail infrastructure; and, why, when Congress...

The Saturday Evening Post Reports Strong Advertising Sales
-- Indianapolis, April 12, 2010: The Saturday Evening Post, the nation's oldest magazine, which traces its roots to Benjamin Franklin and is famous for covers that illustrate the lives and experiences of the American people, announced strong...

Stephen George Named Editor-in-Chief of The Saturday Evening Post
-- The Saturday Evening Post announced on August 18, 2009 that Stephen George has joined the magazine as editor-in-chief. George, who will be responsible for the editorial direction, design, and content of the magazine, will begin his assignment...

Stephen George has been named editor-in-chief at The Saturday Evening Post. He was previously deputy editor at Better Homes and Gardens. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, July 31, 2009