Willie Grimes maintained his innocence in his 1988 trial, but was convicted on flimsy evidence and served over 20 years behind bars. In this compelling tale of crime and punishment (of the wrong person), Rachlin explores a horrible case of wrongful conviction and ultimate exoneration. Ghost of the Innocent Man: A True Story of Trial and Redemption by Benjamin Rachlin (Little, Brown) White,” Handy writes his afterword, “was correct about Charlotte’s Web being an ‘appreciative’ book – leave it to the coauthor of The Elements of Style to find such a lovely and perfect adjective – and I hope to have written one as well.”Ģ. Handy is empathic but not sentimental, and this beautifully written and designed book never lacks for fresh insights. Milne, Beatrix Potter, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Mildred D. Handy, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, proceeds chronologically through childhood, beginning with picture books, and on through A. “ Curious George and The Little Engine That Could have their moments but Goodnight Moon is a transcendent masterpiece,” writes Handy in his paean to children’s books. Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult by Bruce Handy (Simon & Schuster)
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