Contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Welcome
4. Dedication
5. Introduction
6. 1. Water, Water, Everywhere
7. 2. “In the Land of Ambition and Success”
8. 3. Rhapsody in Noir
9. 4. A Second-Rate, Midwest Hack and the Masterpiece He Wrote
10. 5. “Here Lies One Whose Name Was Writ in Water”
11. 6. “I Didn’t Get It the First Time”
12. Acknowledgments
13. Notes
14. Bibliographical Notes
15. About the Author
16. Reading Group Guide
17. A Conversation with Maureen Corrigan
18. Questions and Topics for Discussion
19. Also by Maureen Corrigan
20. Praise for Maureen Corrigan’s So We Read On
21. Newsletters
22. Copyright