CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. Deborah Eisenberg & George Saunders

2. Hilton Als & Junot Díaz

3. Rivka Galchen, Hari Kunzru, & Rachel Kushner

4. Edward Albee & Paul Auster

5. Téa Obreht & Charles Simic

6. Alison Bechdel & Katie Roiphe

7. Blake Bailey & D. T. Max

8. Tina Chang & Tracy K. Smith

9. A. M. Homes & Leigh Newman

10. Wendy Lesser & Robert Pinsky

11. Renata Adler & David Shields

12. Mark Strand & Charles Wright

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS