His 1980s novels of New York excess and glamour made him a celebrity in the circles he wrote about, rubbing shoulders with Angelina Jolie and Richard Gere. Now, the author speaks to Nick Duerden about encountering a new world of political correctness and sensitivity readers T he American writer Jay McInerney is so indelibly associated with New York that it’s something of a surprise to find him anywhere else. This morning, he is calling from the California coastline, in Malibu. “We have a place