Edward Abbey / Donna Seaman -- Margaret Atwood / Joy Arbor -- Nicholson Baker / D. Quentin Miller -- Octavia Butler / Stehanie K. Dunning -- Stephen Dobyns / Janna King -- Leslie Fiedler / Sanford Pinsker -- Yusef Komunyakaa / Joyce Sutphen -- Lucy Larcom / Karen L. Kilcup -- Horace McCoy / Robert Niemi -- Terry McMillan / Kathy Heininge -- Terrence McNally / Karma Waltonen -- Pat Mora / Bert Almon -- Walter Mosley / Rebecca Berg -- John Nichols / Charles R. Baker -- Naomi Shihab Nye / Bert Almon -- Tillie Olsen / Jennifer M. Hoofard -- Luis Omar Salinas / Christopher Buckley -- William Jay Smith / David R. Salvitt
Summary
Contains biographical and critical essays on the work of important American writers. Presents scholar-signed essays prepared by experts in the field
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and cumulative index