Helicopter Moms, Narcissists and Spoiled Brats

Simon Rich tells us about his new collection of funny stories, Spoiled Brats, inspired by the millennial culture wars. He writes about a generation of narcissists-and the well-meaning boomers who made them that way—a hardworking immigrant is preserved for a century in pickle brine, a helicopter mom tries to educate her demon son, and a family of hamsters struggles for survival in a private-school classroom. 

Spoled Brats by Simon Rich

(Little, Brown and Company/Courtesy of the publisher)