Always such a special night when we gather for a tasty dinner (which tonight’s definitely was–plus whiskeyed cake dessert–with thanks to Mary Ann & Jessica!) together AND a fine book. Trying to learn more about McCann’s Radical Empathy group, I ran across this article for the NY Times Magazine in 2013. Although I recall the photo of his writing closet, I hadn’t remembered the part about his father-in-laws shoes until I reread it, found the whole article of more interest now, after reading Trans Atlantic, & thought others might like a look, too:

Though I don’t know why this doesn’t become a direct link, it seems to copy OK!