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How Literature Saved My Life

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"It should absolutely, completely undermine who you think you are—that's the mark of art to me." David Shields discusses his writing practice and reads from his book How Literature Saved My Life (Knopf, 2013). For more on Shields, read "Art vs. Life: A Quarrel Between David Shields and Caleb Powell" in the new issue of Poets & Writers Magazine. Shields and Powell will discuss more on January 10 at the Poets & Writers Live event in San Francisco.

B. J. Novak

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The actor best known for his work on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series The Office is also a writer. B. J. Novak’s first story collection, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories, is forthcoming from Knopf next month. The trailer features one of Novak’s costars from The Office, Mindy Kaling. Novak signed a two-book deal with Penguin Young Readers Group last week.

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