By: Joshua Glenn

His talent defined an era of sf; the decline of his talent marked the era’s end.

By: Adam McGovern

As Batman, he disclaimed heroism without undermining it.

By: Mark Kingwell

Without him there would be no Nashville scene.

By: Alix Lambert

“Every person on this planet has a right to be true to themselves.”

By: Brian Berger

“Sherwood Anderson knew something. He had the instinct.”

By: Mimi Lipson

The sophist­ication of Jones’s voice has never dimin­ished its authen­ticity.

By: Deb Chachra

A cartoonist to watch out for.

By: Brian Berger

The copious spirit of a public intellectual and unlikely youth-culture avatar.

By: Matthew Battles

The African legacy of the father of country music.

By: Tom Nealon

“I need to start writing pieces about other people’s problems.”

By: Lucy Sante

Jules Verne on laudanum, and four other writers rolled into one.

By: Mimi Lipson

When trash meets art.

By: Alix Lambert

“Everything that I know, I publish.”

By: Gary Panter

Everyone sprouts big square teeth when they’re angry!

By: Brian Berger

As a painter, he was more poet than architect.