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Archer & Armstrong: Heroes, Humor, »  Drinks with Teddy Wayne,
Author of "The Love Song of Jonny Valentine"   A new interview
series in which Amazon Editors meet authors at their favorite
bars  The bar Angel's Share is hard to find. But hidden behind
an unmarked door on the second floor of an unassuming sushi
restaurant in the East Village is an elegant bar with a few
cozy, dark-wood booths and a long menu of delicious specialty
cocktails.  This was the bar that Teddy Wayne picked. He's the
author of the novels Kapitoil and, most recently, The Love Song
of Jonny Valentine, which is a fictionalized take on the life of
a pop star who closely resembles teen heartthrob Justin Bieber.
Over cocktails, I spoke with Wayne about the bar, Jonny
Valentine, and the future of Justin Bieber.  Why did you pick
this bar?  I've come here a lot over the years, sporadically. It
has a really beautiful interior, the environment is carefully
controlled and cultivated,