Authors: Michael Chabon

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Elements of “Trickster in a Suit of Lights” originally appeared in different form in
McSweeney’s
and
Best American Short Stories 2005.

“Maps and Legends” originally appeared in
Architectural Digest.

“Fan Fictions,” “Ragnarok Boy,” “On Daemons & Dust,” “Dark Adventure,” and “My Back Pages” all first appeared, in different form, in the
New York Review of Books.

A version of “Kids’ Stuff” formed the basis for the keynote speech at the 2004 Eisner Awards Ceremony.

A version of “The Other James” appeared as the introduction to
Casting the Runes an Other Ghost Stories.

“Landsman of the Lost” appeared as the introduction to
Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer.

“Thoughts on the Death of Will Eisner” first appeared as the introduction to
Will Eisner: A Spirited Life.

“Diving into the Wreck” first appeared in
Swing.

“The Recipe for Life” first appeared in the
Washington Post Book World.

“Imaginary Homelands” incorporates a significant portion of “Guidebook to Land of Ghosts,” which first appeared in
Civilization.

cover design by Jason Gabbert

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