About the Author

David Shields is the author of nine previous books, including the New York Times bestseller The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead and Black Planet, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His work has been translated into a dozen languages.
www.davidshields.com

Reviews

Highly persuasive. I can't stop recommending it
*The Times*

The most provocative, brain-rewiring book of 2010. It's a book that feels at least five years ahead of its time and teaches you how to read it as you go
*GQ*

Bold, entertaining, contentious. Essential reading for readers and writers
*Guardian*

Weird, exciting, incendiary
*Dazed and Confused*