Beloved author Roger Angell discusses his memoir, which includes reflections on his family and growing up that have recently appeared in The New Yorker, with Mark Singer, staff writer for The New Yorker.
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"Roger Angell is perhaps the finest baseball writer of our time. For those that know him only for his baseball books, I strongly recommend you check this book out. He tells a wonderful story. In my mind, this memoir is up there with Wait 'Till Next Year and 'Tis as my favorites. " — Dave (5 out of 5 stars)
"Roger Angell is perhaps the finest baseball writer of our time. For those that know him only for his baseball books, I strongly recommend you check this book out. He tells a wonderful story. In my mind, this memoir is up there with Wait 'Till Next Year and 'Tis as my favorites. "
" Delightful read. Of course I want to read anything about EB and Katherine White "
" He's a star. Some of the funnier and more interesting descriptions of what it means to be a New Yorker, and grow up in New England. "
" Enjoyed this so much, especially some anecdotes about his mother, Katherine S. White, and his stepfather, E.B. White... "
" Too introspective. However, an easy read. "
" Roger Angell's mother and step-father were Katharine and E.B. White. All three worked at The New Yorker. Having said that, Angell is not the writer his step-dad was. "
" This was a book that I enjoyed but would not highly recommend it. There were interesting anecdotes about famous people. I would classify it as a quick summer read, nothing that challenges you. "
" brilliant memoir by the new yorker writer, editor and lover of baseball Roger Angell. "
" This was not only a well written memoir, but I also REALLY enjoyed the history of New York City. Strangely, I have read multiple books this year that discuss various people's relationships with E.B. White and now I'm after a biography of him! "
" Read most of this in the New Yorker and enjoyed it more there in small doses. Angell has a great voice, though, and has led an undeniably interesting life. "
" Thoughtful, nostalgic, graceful and charmingly wise. I loved this book. "
" Fantastic collection of personal essays about the author's years at the New Yorker, life with Katharine and E.B. White (his mother and stepfather), and his childhood in the New York City of a bygone era. My only criticism is that it reads too quickly -- I wish it would last longer. "
Roger Angell joined the New Yorker as a fiction editor in 1962. He is the author of seven celebrated baseball books, including Game Time: A Baseball Companion, The Summer Game, Five Seasons, Late Innings, and A Pitcher’s Story: Innings with David Cone. He lives in New York and Maine.
Mark Singer has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1974. He has contributed hundreds of Talk of the Town stories and scores of Profiles and reporting pieces. In the fall of 2000, he revived the U.S. Journal column in the magazine, a monthly feature that was written by Calvin Trillin from 1967 to 1982.
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