Yesterday I started in on A Terry Teachout Reader over lunch. The Reader begins with his 1995 New York Times review of Dawn Powell s Diaries cum tribute to Powell s novels in just under 1,500 words. It is a marvel of concision and appreciation. It ends with his moving 1996 Commentary essay Mourning Nancy LaMott (retitled My Friend Nancy ). I loved her with all my heart, he confesses in the introduction.