11 Books Every Aspiring Socialite Should Read

Social climbers come in many shapes and sizes.

With the publication of Bright Lights, Big City, author Jay McInerney became an absolute sensation for his depiction of an unremarkable New York guy who somehow slithers his way into every nook of the party scene, obligatory 80s drug abuse included.

Perhaps most poignantly the novel poses, 'How long is too long on the circuit?'

Bright Lights, Big City, $12.99