Kimberly McCreight on Memoirs, Cheryl Strayed’s ‘Wild’, and Climbing Mountains (opens in new tab)

“Get one that you know has a happy ending,” my friend Nicole advised. We were on the phone as I circled Park Slope’s Community Bookstore in search of the perfect book. I could only bring one with me on my nine-day expedition to climb Aconcagua, because of the weight limit for the helicopter we had […]