Maps and legends : reading and writing along the borderlands by Michael Chabon

"Maps and Legends is his first book of nonfiction. Turning his novelist’s eye to analyze the things he loves best and the stories he has created, he opens the reader up to his unique vision of the world, sometimes even venturing into lies (as he calls them) to do it. Several of the essays do demand a certain familiarity with either his books or with the graphic novels/comic books that he writes about, but many look beyond to critique or reminisce or express a sense of wonder at the power of writing." - Readers' advisory