One More Thing Stories and Other Stories

B.J.Novak'sOneMoreThing：StoriesandOtherStoriesisanendlesslyentertaining，surprisinglysensitive，andstartlinglyoriginaldebutthatsignalsthearrivalofabrilliantnewvoiceinAmericanfiction.Aboywinsa$100，000prizeinaboxofFrostedFlakes—onlytodiscoverhowclaimingthewinningsmightunravelhisfamily.AwomansetsouttoseducemotivationalspeakerTonyRobbins—turningforhelptothefamedmotivatorhimself.AnewarrivalinHeaven，overwhelmedwithoptions，procrastinatesoveralong-agopromisetovisithisgrandmother.WealsomeetSophia，thefirstartificiallyintelligentbeingcapableoflove，whofallsforamanwhomightnotbereadyforithimself;avengeance-mindedhare，obsessedwithscoringarematchagainstthetortoisewhoruinedhislife;andpost-collegefriendswhotrytofigureouthowtohostaninterventionintheeraofFacebook. Alongtheway，welearnwhywearingaredT-shirteverydayisthekeytofindinglove，howFebruarygotitsname，andwhythestockmarketissometimesjust...down.Findinginspirationinquestionsfromthenatureofperfectiontotheicingoncarrotcake，OneMoreThinghasatitsheartthemosthumanofphenomena：love，fear，hope，ambition，andtheinnerstirringfortheoneelusiveelementthatmightjustmakeapersoncomplete.Acrossadazzlingrangeofsubjects，themes，tones，andnarrativevoices，themanypiecesinthiscollectionarelikenothingelse，buttheyhaveonethingincommon：theysharetheplayfulhumor，deepheart，sharpeye，inquisitivemind，andaltogetherelectrifyingspiritofawriterwithafiercedevotiontotheentertainmentofthereader.