Although Harriet the Spy was once classifiable as a piece of “baby boomer history,” the adaptation of Louise Fitzhugh’s 1964 novel into a Nickelodeon movie released in 1996 re-rendered it into an instant classic of millennial childhood. And yes, it was typical of the generation that, in order for a book to be “received,” it had to be a film (e.g., Matilda, Jumanji, The Iron … Continue reading Whether They Knew It or Not, Michelle Trachtenberg Subliminally Influenced Many a Millennial Writer, Or: Harriet the Spy and Writing