The Next Best Thing

Reading Richard McCann is a very good thing. Having him read his work to you is even better.

There seems to be some ambivalence among the guests here about attending public presentations. It’s true that in some situations (NB: not here) I have imagined myself held hostage. But definitely not while listening to McCann, who possesses that rare ability to talk about himself in a way that makes you hang on every word.

So rare that when he was done reading from a piece of non-fiction about his liver transplant, I found myself wanting more.