This volume represents the first full-scale appreciation of Clark Blaise’s writing in more than twenty-five years – and the first comprehensive study of his now over twenty highly accomplished books of fiction, autobiography, and nonfiction. Among the eighteen contributions are previously published essays by Margaret Atwood, Robert Lecker, Alexander MacLeod, Catherine Sheldrick Ross, and Ray Smith, along with new essays by Stephen Henighan, W H New, Sandra Sabatini, J R (Tim) Struthers, and, notably, Clark Blaise himself. As important as these essays are for their critical insights into Blaise’s writing, they also open up exciting possibilities for understanding and creating essays as unique works of art.