A Sidecar Named Desire by Greg Clarke

A Sidecar Named Desire by Greg Clarke

A rollicking illustrated history of alcohol and its literary imbibers, from Jane Austen's beer brewing to James Joyce's passion for Guinness to E.B. White's cure for writers' block--a dry martini--by celebrated illustrator Greg Clarke and award-winning editor/art director Monte Beauchamp.

"The tools that I need for my trade are simply pen, paper, food, tobacco, and a little whiskey."

 --William Faulkner 

"I keep a dictionary, a Bible, a deck of cards and a bottle of sherry in the room."

  --Maya Angelou 

"A writer who drinks carefully is probably a better writer."

  --Stephen King

Throughout history, there has been no greater catalyst for creativity among writers, so they claim, than a good, stiff drink. In this graphic volume, the authors take us on an unforgettable literary bar crawl, packed with historical factoids, anecdotes, booze trivia, and fascinating detours into the lives of our favorite writers, along with literary-themed cocktail recipes such as Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon and Philip Larkin's Gin and Tonic set to verse.

For the literary-minded drinker, whether wine, gin, vodka, beer, whiskey, or tequila is your elixir of choice, A Sidecar Named Desire will whet your appetite. Bottoms up!

MONTE BEAUCHAMP is an award-winning art director whose work has appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Onion, Flaunt, Bizarre, Graphis, Print, and ForeWard magazine. His books include Krampus: The Demon of Christmas (Last Gasp), The Life and Times of R.L. Stine (Last Gasp), and The Life and Times of R.L. Stine (Last Gasp).