Farewell, Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, died yesterday in Manhattan. A gifted storyteller and teacher, McCourt spun the story of his tragicomic life into a trio of best-selling memoirs. You owe it to yourself to read Angela's Ashes. Just keep the Kleenex handy.

UPDATE: This touching remembrance of McCourt as a teacher appears in Tuesday's NY Times.