A primer for newcomers, a haven for aficionados and a baedeker for academicians, No Bottom includes an original interview with Barry Lopez and a provocative inquiry into his six short story books. No Bottom informally tracks the life and letters of an American icon and world-revered author whose literature of hope reminds readers, "The way we take care of ourselves is by taking care of each other." Its portals provide grounding for new arrivals to Lopez's insatiable Trickster wit and yield reader-friendly end notes for scholars.