Jay Mcinerney

Old Friends, New Traditions

Melissa Berkelhammer | Posted 08.16.2011

Melissa Berkelhammer

Last summer, I wrote about a dinner party that designer Douglas Hannant and his business partner Frederick Anderson hosted at Georgica. This year, Douglas and Frederick decided to turn it into a tradition.

Elaine Kaufman Threw My Check Book in My Face and I Will Miss Her

Carole Mallory | Posted 05.25.2011

Carole Mallory

Elaine Kaufman, a hub for loneliness and networking, fueled forty years of fond memories. Her passing signifies the end of an era.

Jay McInerney Discovers Italy's Wines With Joe Bastianich

Jay McInerney in the Wall Street Journal | JAY MCINERNEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Although he's shrunk considerably since I first met him a decade ago, thanks to a long-distance-running habit, Joe Bastianich is cutting a very large ...

Literary Glamour: Playboy and the House of Waris Welcome Their Fabulous Friends to Celebrate Their New Salon

Melissa Berkelhammer | Posted 05.25.2011

Melissa Berkelhammer

Gerard Butler joined the festivities at a hush-hush after party at the Boom Boom Room, which lasted well into the night. Need any more convincing that this was the place to be Wednesday evening?

Candace Bushnell Parties in the Hamptons With Alec Baldwin and More

The Daily Truffle | Posted 05.25.2011

The Daily Truffle

It's a smorgasbord of over 100 writers at the East Hampton library who patiently sign copies of their newest novels at the 5th Annual Authors Night...

James Franco, Jeffrey Eugenides Star In Hilarious Book Trailer For Gary Shteyngart's New Book (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Book trailers are often hit-or-miss, but some of the best ones are of the funny, self-deprecating variety. Gary Shteyngart, author of "Absurdistan," h...

Our Founding Fathers

Staar | Posted 05.25.2011

Staar

Mistresses have been here since the cavemen. And we're here to stay. It's a political world. There is nothing more exciting than Washington, D.C., and nothing sexier than a powerful senator.

The New York Times' Best Books Of 2009

The New York Times | The New York Times Book Review | Posted 05.25.2011

The Book Review has made these selections from books reviewed since Dec. 7, 2008, when we published our previous Notables list. It was not easy pickin...

Media Elite Hit The Hamptons (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

If it's a summer weekend in New York, odds are you can find some of Manhattan's media elite out east taking in the Hamptons social scene. Below, chec...

John Edwards Belongs in a Jay McInerney Novel

Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 05.25.2011

Ariel Gonzalez

A surprising footnote to the Edwards affair is that Rielle Hunter turns out to be the prototype of the heroine of Jay McInerney's Story of My Lif...

More copies for book inspired by Edwards' mistress

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — An old Jay McInerney novel featuring a party girl based on John Edwards' future mistress, Rielle Hunter, is getting a fresh printing ...