First off: I am biased: Ellison is one of my Literary Fathers. Invisible Man tremendously impacted me and my Art. These interviews are priceless because they allow us a limited, but valuable, peak behind the Mr. Ellison's Idealogical curtain; where we can clearly see many of his ideas in the their purest and most accessible form--ordinary conversation. Anyone that believes Ellison to be an important Literary figure should have this book in their personal Library. I would highly recommend picking up a used copy (I got mine here at Amazon for only $4.99).