Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Celebrity News

Writers converge at Authors Night in the Hamptons

“I love writing about rich people,” Holly Peterson author of “The Idea of Him,” said at Michael Braverman’s house in East Hampton the other night.

One of 23 Authors Night dinners to benefit the East Hampton Library, Peterson was joined by fellow authors Giada De Laurentiis and Chris Pavone at the dinner sponsored by Hamptons Magazine.

Lee Schrager, author of “Fried & True,” told of selling cheese at Dean & DeLuca and hanging out with Edie Bouvier of Grey Gardens fame.

Jennifer Esposito apologized for the downbeat subject of her book “Jennifer’s Way” — her battle with celiac disease — but said it has a happy ending.

Thomas Maier said of his book “Masters of Sex,” now a hit series on Showtime: “A lot of guys are watching it to figure out what makes women tick.”