A landmark book, brilliant, thoughtful (The Atlantic) and raw and gorgeous (LA Times), that fast-forwards the discussion of the central artistic issues of our time, from the bestselling author ofThe Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead.
Who owns ideas? How clear is the distinction between fiction and nonfiction? Has the velocity of digital culture rendered traditional modes obsolete? Exploring these and related questions, Shields orchestrates a chorus of voices, past and present, to reframe debates about the veracity of memoir and the relevance of...