What happens to a writer's brain in a cubicle?
That's the question Joshua Ferris answers in his National Book Award nominated novel, Then We Came to the End. Over the course of that wonderful book, he plays with narration, dayjob fantasies and the lives of creative people working in cubicles in Chicago.
If you haven't read the book, you need to do two different things. First, watch this video interview I did with National Book Award winner Sherman Alexie and NBA finalist Joshua Ferris--find out first-hand how two writers escaped the dayjob grind.
Then, stop by the excellent literary blog The Elegant Variation and win yourself a signed copy of the book. Check it out:
"we are offering not one, not two but three signed copies of Then We Came to the End. As ever, as always, drop us a line, subject line "GET ME ON THE FERRIS WHEEL" (sorry, Joshua) or, for select L.A. residents "HERE'S MY TRULY EXCELLENT REASON FOR NOT BEING IN SANTA MONICA TONIGHT." We'll take all comers until precisely 7 p.m. PST."
