Listen to a short story from One More Thing by B. J. Novak, to be released 17th April 2014.
In One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories . . .
A boy wins $100,000 in a box of Frosted Flakes - only to discover that claiming the winnings may unravel his family. An acclaimed ambulance driver seeks the courage to follow his heart and throw it all away to be a singer-songwriter. A school principal unveils a bold plan to permanently abolish arithmetic. A new arrival in heaven, overwhelmed by infinite options, procrastinates over his long-ago promise to visit his grandmother. We meet a vengeance-minded hare. We learn why wearing a red T-shirt is the key to finding love; how February got its name; and why the stock market is sometimes just . . . down.
Drawing inspiration from the nature of perfection to the icing on carrot cake, One More Thing finds its heart in the most human of phenomena: love, fear, family, ambition and the inner stirring for the one elusive element that might make a person complete. B.J. Novak's endlessly entertaining, surprisingly sensitive and startlingly original collection signals the arrival of a welcome new voice in American fiction.
Read by the author, with special appearances by Lena Dunham, Jenna Fischer, Mindy Kaling, Julianne Moore, Carey Mulligan, Katy Perry, Jason Schwartzman, Emma Thompson, and Rainn Wilson. ©2014 B. J. Novak (P)2014 Random House LLC
