Distinguished author Phillip Lopate, editor of the celebrated anthology <I>The Art of the Personal Essay, </I>is universally acclaimed as “one of our best personal essayists” (<I>Dallas Morning News</I>). Here, combining more than forty years of lessons from his storied career as a writer and professor, he brings us this highly anticipated nuts-and-bolts guide to writing literary nonfiction. A phenomenal master class shaped by Lopate’s informative, accessible tone and immense gift for storytelling, <I>To Show and To Tell </I>reads like a long walk with a favorite professor—refreshing, insightful, and encouraging in often unexpected ways.