" In these daring essays, some of the most provocative writers of our time offer a private view on a public figure, and in doing so, reveal themselves. Original essays by Mary Gaitskill on Linda Lovelace, Rick Moody on Karen Dalton, Johanna Fateman on Andrea Dworkin, Hanne Blank on MFK Fisher, Kate Zambreno on Kathy Acker, Justin Vivian Bond on Karen Graham, Jill Nelson on Aretha Franklin, Zoe Pilger on Mary Gaitskill"--