Jay McInerney

Once again brilliantly combining the lyrical observation of F. Scott Fitzgerald with the laser-bright social satire of Evelyn Waugh, Jay McInerney gives us the stunningly accomplished and profoundly affecting final volume in the tetralogy charting the marriage of the Russell and Corrinne Calloway.

This new collection by the acclaimed novelist - and, according to Salon, “the best wine writer in America” - is generous and far-reaching, deeply knowledgeable and often hilarious....

In the story of Russell and Corrine Calloway, set against the world of New York publishing, McInerney provides a stunningly accomplished portrayal of people contending with early success....

Even decades after their arrival, Corrine and Russell Calloway still feel as if they're living the dream that drew them to New York City in the first place....

The tragicomedy of a young man in NYC, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs....

On a September morning, brightness falls from the sky, and people worlds apart are working side by side....

On a September morning, brightness falls horribly from the sky, and people worlds apart suddenly find themselves working side by side at the devastated site....

Connor McKnight, former acolyte of film, Zen, and Japanese literature, is not unaware that these avocations are wildly different from his present occupation as a fledgling celebrity journalist.