Writers have a famous fondness for drink, but few write about drink itself. Novelist, screenwriter, and wine connoisseur mcinerney bright, precious days, 2016, etc. Aug 01, 2016 theres a moment in jay mcinerneys new novel, bright, precious days knopf, when one of its principals, a book editor in his early fifties, comes to feel that he is a failure. Jay mcinerney penguin random house speakers bureau. Advertisement continue reading below more from drinks. Unlike many of the wines he describes, hes good to go. His short story collection how it ended was named one of the 10 best books of the year by the new york times. A literary anthology of wine writing by jay mcinerney. Jay mcinerney on his love of wine books the guardian. Assoulines the wine questionnaire by jay mcinerney the wine questionnaire follows in the spirit of the popular proust questionnaire and fashion questionnaire, using the format of prousts handy interview helperhere reworked by jay mcinerneyto ask everything about wine, from your favorite region to your choice food pairings. Those who find most wine writing hopelessly recondite will eagerly quaff novelist jay mcinerney s a hedonist in the cellar, a collection of his essays originally. Mcinerneys first column will appear in the junejuly issue, on newsstands nationwide may 20, 2014.
Jay mcinerney writing and wine jay mcinerney new book. Jay mcinerney books list of books by author jay mcinerney. In this richly literary anthology, jay mcinerneybestselling novelist a. Jay mcinerney, the author of seven novels, including bright. Yes, jay mcinerney on wine the bestselling novelist has turned his command of language and flair for metaphor on the world of wine, providing this sublime collection of untraditional musings on wine and wine culture that is as fit for someone looking for a nice chardonnay as it is for the oenophile. Jay mcinerney has learned everything he knows about wine from the masters hemingway and kerouac put him on the road to dionysian. Those who find most wine writing hopelessly recondite will eagerly quaff novelist jay mcinerneys a hedonist in the cellar, a collection of his essays originally. In 2006, time cited bright lights, big city as one of nine generationdefining novels of the twentieth century, and. Below are jay mcinerneys favorite books, available to purchase as a set or individually. Jay mcinerney s wine reads is the perfect collection for winter reading, preferably with a glass of wine near at hand. Mcinerney is, famously, a wine collector himself and his. The best books on wine five books expert recommendations. A literary anthology of wine writing, edited by jay mcinerney i read so many books about wine, but few id call literary. From april 2010 he was a wine columnist for the wall street journal.
He edited the penguin book of new american voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of bright lights, big city, and cowrote the screenplay for the television film gia, which starred angelina jolie. But i definitely try to rein it in in my fiction just because i get free rein in the wsj column. Jay mcinerney is a novelist whose work includes bright lights, big city. Jay mcinerney has logged enough hours in wine cellars to claim genuine expertise, and he has an able palate. On the purchase of my flat last year, after renting 20 places in 18 years including 6. The bestselling novelist has turned his command of language and flair for metaphor on the world of wine, providing this sublime collection of untraditional musings on wine and wine culture that is as fit for someone looking for a nice chardonnay as it is for the oenophile. Jay mcinerney is the author of bright lights, big city. His other novels include bright lights, big city, model behaviour and the good life, which received the grand prix litteraire. I can take her to dinner at minetta and we can legally split a bottle of wine. In 2009, he published a book of short stories which spanned his entire career, titled how it.
His short fiction has appeared in the new yorker, esquire, playboy and granta. The book opens with taste, a 1951 short story by roald dahl about a bet to guess the identity and origin of a glass of wine. In this anthology, he selects mostly traditional selections, with a few surprises. Oct 20, 2006 jay mcinerney has learned everything he knows about wine from the masters hemingway and kerouac put him on the road to dionysian excess, then carver sobered him up. The financial timess wine critic and daily writer on, jancis robinson, picks the best books on wine. But in some sense at least, books about wine just like books about gardening or cooking never age out. Reading about wine may not be quite as fun as drinking it, but can help open up a world of history, geography, science and culture. Books like this let me live vicariously with the details about good food and wine. His other novels include bright lights, big city, model behavior and the good. Good wine and fax machines brought jay mcinerney and julian. My careers as a novelist and as a wine writer could both plausibly be said to have had had their humble beginnings in the westcott cordial shop in syracuse. You can only blow up your life so many times before it becomes ridiculous. Essential new york novels jay mcinerney on five books.
Last week we offered you a guide to books about new york and you had a lot more. Jay mcinerney is the author of eight novels, two collections of short stories, and three collections of essays on wine. With wine reads, jay mcinerney has skillfully brought together selections from some of the finest pieces of wine writing, both fiction and nonfiction, many of which ive never even heard of. Jay mcinerney has learned everything he knows about wine from the masters hemingway and kerouac put him on the road to dionysian excess, then carver sobered him up. The wine questionnaire follows in the spirit of our popular proust questionnaire and fashion questionnaire, using the format of prousts handy interview helperhere reworked by jay mcinerney to ask everything about wine, from your favorite region to your choice food pairings. An oenophile, he has also written three books on wine, and writes regularly about wine for the wall street journal. Mcinerney gathered together some of his greatest hits in a wryly entertaining book. Jay mcinerneys bright, precious days the new yorker. Jay mcinerney, author of bright lights, big city and the recent bright, precious days, was a novelist for 12 years before he started writing about wine. This can be wonderful as he intimately describes journeys to producers, astounding wines tasted in impeccable company, but it can also be tedious as germany is dismissed as a country with confusing wine labels.
In a hedonist in the cellar, jay mcinerney gathers more than five years worth of essays and continues his exploration of whats new, whats enduring, and whats surprisinggiving his palate a complete workout and the reader an indispensable, idiosyncratic guide to a world of almost infinite variety. His short story collection, how it ended, was named one of the 10 best books of 2009 bythe new york times. Wine reads by jay mcinerney book cover, description, publication history. Jay mcinerney s a hedonist in the wine cellar, the second collection of his wine columns from house and garden, is like a snapshot album of wine experiences, featuring a mix of bigname winemakers, exotic locales and big bosomy wines. His latest book, bright, precious days, was published in 2016. After the novels publication, he started collecting wine. Jay mcinerney writing and wine jay mcinerney new book bright. Jay mcinerney lives in manhattan and bridgehampton, new york. In 2006, time cited his 1984 debut, bright lights, big city, as one of nine generationdefining novels of the twentieth century.
A hedonist in the cellar by jay mcinerney books the. In a hedonist in the cellar, jay mcinerney gathers more than five years worth of essays and continues his exploration of whats new. Oct 03, 2012 jay mcinerney what the hell happened to jay mcinerney. As a masters student, mcinerney worked for minimum wage at syracuses westcott cordial shop, where half the business was in lowend fortified wine, night train and its ilk. Drawn from novels, memoirs, short fiction, and narrative nonfiction by literary and wine industry stars alike. Jul 12, 2016 how jay mcinerney combined his love of writing and wine. The author of bright lights, big city, jay mcinerney, tells us what changed after 911 and which books best capture the ambition, romance and creativity of new york. Nonetheless, mcinerney displays a keen, welltrained literary eye. The novel follows a young man, living in manhattan as if he owned it, through nightclubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, and loft parties as he attempts to outstrip mortality and the recurring approach of dawn.
This author has written other books about wine, one i liked was bacchus and me. His novels include bright lights, big city, ransom, story of my life, brightness falls, and the last of the savages. Aug 10, 2011 with the publication of bright lights, big city in 1984, jay mcinerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation. She was overjoyed to find a book this bookman had not read, and one so appropriate to my newest passion in life, wine. Y ou could say that author jay mcinerney s success with bright lights, big city in 1984 helped pave the way for his wine obsession. His casual and witty approach to wine tasting and wine making makes him an entertaining and enthusiastic lecturer on the subject. Jay mcinerney is the author of twelve books, most recently bright, precious days. Good wine and fax machines brought jay mcinerney and. Sep 05, 2017 jay mcinerney, author of bright lights, big city and the recent bright, precious days, was a novelist for 12 years before he started writing about wine. His other novels include bright lights, big city, model behavior and the good life, which received the grand prix litteraire. How jay mcinerney combined his love of writing and wine. He lives in new york city and bridgehampton, new york. In all three of his wine books, at first i was looking for clues to mcinerneys personality. Jay mcinerney, the bestselling author of the 1980s classic bright lights, big city, also harbors a passion for wine.
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