“I’d no idea in my life that I’d spend so much time writing about baseball,” muses an on-camera Roger Angell. Tomorrow, he will head to Cooperstown, New York, to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, for the words that have brought the game to readers for so many decades. Those words are now available in e-book form. To celebrate, Open Road Integrated Media produced this short video, exclusively available on newyorker.com; it’s the first in what will be a series of interviews with Angell. And, in preparation for tomorrow’s ceremonies, here are eight Angell classics from our archive:
Books & Fiction
Short stories and poems, plus author interviews, profiles, and tales from the world of literature.
Our Local Correspondents
Why You Can’t Get a Restaurant Reservation
How bots, mercenaries, and table scalpers have turned the restaurant reservation system inside out.
By Adam Iscoe
Profiles
Padma Lakshmi Walks Into a Bar
Since leaving “Top Chef,” Lakshmi has found herself in a period of professional uncertainty. What better time to try standup comedy?
By Helen Rosner
Annals of Gastronomy
A Martini Tour of New York City
My month of vermouth-rinsing and fat-washing.
By Gary Shteyngart