Angell, Roger, “Movie Kid,” in Let Me Finish, Harcourt, 2006. A great little essay on what it was like to be the first generation of kids to grow up with the motion picture. (Angell is in his seventies.) It gave me insight into my own mother, who did many of the same things Angell did (sneaking into films, dressing like movie stars, learning a new culture), as well as insight into the Xers, who were the first generation to grow up with computers. Angell, Roger, “Andy,” in Let Me Finish, Harcourt, 2006. Another marvellous essay, this one on his stepfather, E.B. White. Touching and insightful, this is a must-read. Brod, D.C., “My Heroes Have Always Been Shortstops,” in Chicago Blues, edited by Libby Fischer Hellman, Bleak House, … Read entire article »