Life), in his novels American Psycho and Glamorama. McInerney revealed that the character of Alison Poole is based upon his former girlfriend, Rielle Hunter, then known as Lisa Druck. He described the character as "cocaine addled," and "sexually voracious" but also treated her with some sympathy. McInerney's roman à clef opened a prescient glimpse into the notorious horse murders scandal, which did not become known to the public until 1992, when Sports Illustrated magazine published a confession from the man who had murdered Lisa Druck's horse at her father's behest, in order to claim the insurance on its life. McInerney also has a cameo role in Ellis's Lunar Park, attending the Halloween party Bret hosts at his house. It was later revealed that McInerney was not pleased with his representation in the novel. Throughout his career, McInerney has struggled against the image of himself as both the author and protagonist of Bright Lights, Big City. In 2009, McInerney said in an interview, "Obviously, I'm no longer a 25-year-old bon vivant, but [that] gave me what I always wanted: the opportunity to be a full-time writer. It hasn't been entirely fair to my other books, and I've had to deal with a lot of idiocy on the part of the critics and the cultural commentators." He appeared at Williams College as the Commencement speaker for the Class of 2010. Personal life His first wife was fashion model Linda Rossiter. His second wife was writer Merry Reymond. For four years he lived with fashion model Marla Hanson. His third marriage, to Helen Bransford, lasted nine years, and the couple had fraternal twin children, John Barrett McInerney III and Maisie Bransford McInerney. In 2006, he married Anne Hearst. Bibliography Novels Bright Lights, Big City (1984) Ransom (1985) Story of My Life (1988) The Last of the Savages (1997) Model Behavior (1998) The Calloway trilogy Brightness Falls (1992) The Good Life (2006) Bright, Precious Days (2016) Short fiction Collections Stories Nonfiction Bacchus and Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar (2000) A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine (2006) The Juice: Vinous Veritas (2012) Critical studies and reviews of McInerney's work Film McInerney wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City. Directed by James Bridges, it stars Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, and Phoebe Cates. Television Gossip Girl as the fictional novelist Jeramiah Harris, mentor to aspiring writer Dan