Aging in a Brightly Lit, Big City: Jay McInerney, With a New Novel

In 1984, Jay McInerney was a famous, young, hedonistic novelist. Now 71, he is wistful as he wraps up his tetralogy about a couple whose city, and marriage, are tested by the pandemic.Jay McInerney, author of “See You on the Other Side,” at The Odeon restaurant in Tribeca.