Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers - Hardcover

from mstrust

A fun little book of American writers who liked to be drunk. Each chapter has a brief bio of a writer, with a few paragraphs about them personally, usually including some infamous confrontation while inebriated. Each author has a cocktail recipe, which could be for their or their famous character...

from jfetting

A very entertaining little book with cocktail recipes and anecdotes about famously drunken American authors. It's amazing how many of them knew each other, and how many got drunk together. All the recipes I've tried thus far have been delicious.

from manadabomb

This was a real short book and one that now has a permanent position in my home. We all know that some of the best writers were absolute drunks. Bukowski, Steinbeck, Hemingway. This book shares a little backstory of those writers along with drink recipes for their preferred adult beverage. Bukows...

from whitewavedarling

Funny and fascinating, this is a must-have for the reader who enjoys both literature and the occasional drink, or even simply the reader who likes the occasional anecdote or story about an author. For each author included here, there's a two-page-spread including an anecdote about the author's dr...

from bookworm12

Writers like to drink... a lot. I like to read funny stories about what they did or said while drinking, because writers tend to be quite witty. This book fills that desire perfectly. Each author chosen has a two-page spread detailing an incident where they were drinking, a recipe for their drink...