Michael Chabon

A series of linked essays analyzes works of literature important to the author, argues for the importance of enjoying a diverse range of reading options, and explores the author's own writings from a perspective of personal history.

Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands

Maps and Legends

"Maps & Legends is a lovesong in 16 parts - a series of linked essays in praise of reading and writing, with subjects running from ghost stories to comic books, Sherlock Homes to Cormac McCarthy. Throughout, Chabon energetically argues for a return to the thrilling, chilling origins of storytelling, rejecting the false walls around 'serious' literature in favour of a wide-ranging affection."--Publisher.

Aviv Leo Zippin

Nice little collection for everyone in geek culture, especially awesome for those into writing genre fiction.

Maps and Legends Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands