Conversations with many of the country's top literary figures, including Campbell McGrath, Charles Baxter, Charles Simic, Donald Revell, Gerald Stern, Robert Olen Butler, Margot Livesey, Lee Upton, Larry Brown, Rick Bass, Sandra Gilbert, Michael Martone, Catherine Bowman, Russell Banks, and Denise Levertov are collected in this compelling volume. Compiled by the staff of the Sycamore Review, the artists speak freely about the literary craft, their works, and the complex nature of the contemporary scene.