One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories is the title of B.J. Novak’s first collection of short stories. Well known for playing Ryan, the temp, on the American version of The Office, Novak is also an acclaimed writer of fiction (and is even the surprising author of a popular children’s book called The Book With No Pictures).
His collection contains sixty-four stories, some of which are quite short, but all of which are comedic in nature without sacrificing a deep level of pathos. Booklist calls the collection “high-concept, hilarious, and disarmingly commiserative,” adding that “his more concise stories come across as brainy comedy bits, while his sustained tales covertly encompass deep emotional and psychological dimensions.”
He’s garnered comparisons to both Steve Martin and Woody Allen, as well as George Saunders. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Novak described the collection as “George Saunders if George Saunders wasn’t a genius,” leaving the reader to form his or her own opinion.
