Something about the Author

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&ldquo;Here is a mind on fire, a writer at war with the page. . . . These rigorous, high-octane, exhaustive yet taut ruminations on ambivalence, love, melancholy, and mortality are like an arrow laced with crack to the brain. [Shields&rsquo;] gun-to-the-head prose explicates an all-consuming passion for reading, writing, and &lsquo;the redemptive grace of human consciousness itself.&rdquo;&mdash;O, The Oprah Magazine&#160;&ldquo;In this wonderful, vastly entertaining book, he weaves together literary criticism, quotations, and his own fragmentary recollections to illustrate, in form and content, how art&mdash;real art, the kind that engages and reflects the world around it&mdash;has made his life meaningful as both creator and beholder. Shields is an elegant, charming, and very funny writer. . . . Although his subject is himself, his instructions should prove useful&mdash;inspiring even&mdash;to all readers and writers.&rdquo;&mdash;The Boston Globe&#160;&ldquo;Shields is a stunning writer. Within this book lies significant passion and revelation. . . . What makes for an amazing reading experience is the piecing together an argument from the fragments. . . . The guy is a maestro.&rdquo;&mdash;The Huffington Post&#160;&ldquo;Shields has an uncanny ability to tap into the short attention span of modern culture and turn it into something positive. . . . How Literature Saved My Life presents a way forward for literature in new forms.&rdquo;&mdash;The A.V. Club&#160;&ldquo;Eminently readable and surprisingly life-affirming. . . . Mr. Shields has written a great book, and one which matters. . . . Uncompromisingly intelligent, blisteringly forthright, and eschewing convention at every turn. . . . Mr. Shields is one engaging writer. His enthusiasm is contagious. He cares, deeply, about his subject.&rdquo;&mdash;New York Journal of Books&#160;&ldquo;There is no more interesting writer at this precise moment than David Shields. I would call three of his books among the most important we&rsquo;ve seen in the last 15 years: The Thing About Life Is That One Day You&rsquo;ll Be Dead, Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, and now this. His nonfiction books are as much galvanizing electrical fields as those of David Foster Wallace were.&rdquo;&mdash;Jeff Simon, Buffalo News, Editor&rsquo;s Choice&#160;&ldquo;Concise, fearless, urgent. A soulful writer, a skillful storyteller, and a man on the hunt for the Exquisite. Shields is, in a writerly sense, as brave as they come. A giant, thrilling ride.&rdquo;&mdash;Bookforum&#160;&ldquo;Shields has composed not a paean to the glories of narrative or language, but a work that sits somewhere between essay and memoir, resisting easy expectations. . . . altogether fascinating.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly, starred review&#160;&ldquo;Quintessential genre-defying Shields. His writing gives you [a] sense of vertigo. It&rsquo;s energizing and weird, and it works.&rdquo;&mdash;The Village Voice&#160;&ldquo;Shields&rsquo;s ideas about literature come from a place of deep love; he&rsquo;s not trying to destroy but rebuild what is already broken.&rdquo;&mdash;ArtInfo&#160;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m grateful for How Literature Saved My Life because the book has made me think again&mdash;and for the first time in a while&mdash;&lsquo;Well, what is it we do when we read?&rsquo; It&rsquo;s a damned annoying question, but it needs to be asked now and then, and Shields has asked it in a way I find resonant and moving.&rdquo;&mdash;Andre Alexis, The Globe and Mail (Toronto)&#160;&ldquo;Thoroughly rewarding.&rdquo;&mdash;London Evening Standard&#160;&ldquo;Smart, self-deprecating, and funny.&rdquo;&mdash;The Plain Dealer&#160;&ldquo;What else are you looking for that&rsquo;s as real and interesting as another intelligent, articulate, bibliophilic human&rsquo;s personal revelations?&rdquo;&mdash;Austin Chronicle&#160;&ldquo;[One of] our most genial essayists. . . . You read [Shields] for the zip of his consciousness.&rdquo; &mdash;Chicago Tribune&#160;&ldquo;An invigorating polemicist, as well as a subtle and amusing memoirist.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Statesman (UK)&#160;&ldquo;Both a boldly written love note to that most precious of subjects, and David Shields&rsquo;s latest statute in his quest for &lsquo;art with a visible string to the world.&rsquo;&rdquo; &mdash;HTML Giant&#160;&ldquo;What makes us read and write when it is harder than ever to &lsquo;only connect&rsquo;? Examining our relationships with books.&rdquo; &mdash;Salon, Editor&rsquo;s Pick&#160;&ldquo;We can always count on Shields to force us to probe the edges of the way we think about, read, and even write literature and criticism of any kind.&rdquo; &mdash;Flavorwire, One of Ten Books That Could Save Your Life and One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2013

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&ldquo;Clearly the cat&rsquo;s meow.&rdquo;&mdash;Library Journal &#160; &ldquo;Thoroughly delightful!&rdquo;&mdash;Red Carpet Crash &#160; &ldquo;An air of mystery, a touch of history and that undeniable voice . . . Sneaky Pie Brown is back on the prowl.&rdquo;&mdash;Daily Progress &#160; &ldquo;The staccato conversation style of the contemporary chapters contrasts nicely with the more fluid prose of those set in the eighteenth century. Brown&rsquo;s signature asides&mdash;on such subjects as local and national politics, traditional art, race, God, and just about anything else that strikes her fancy&mdash;give readers plenty to think about.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly

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Praise for God Save Texas"Superb . . . [Wright's] most personal work yet, an elegant mixture of autobiography and long-form journalism, remarkably free of elitist bias on the one hand, and pithy guidebook pronouncements on the other." &mdash;David Oshinsky, The New York Times Book Review (cover)&ldquo;A love letter to a place . . . Wright writes about Texas with the fervor, knowledge, and ambivalence that comes from deep-seated familiarity.&rdquo; &mdash;Willard Spiegelman, The Wall Street Journal&ldquo;After tackling 9/11 and Scientology, journalist Lawrence Wright wrangles his toughest subject yet: home, the Lone Star State. With a balance of deep reporting and memoir, the New Yorker staff writer offers a personal history of Texas, a place both singular and the bellwether of American politics and morality. It&rsquo;s a different approach, and one that Wright nails.&rdquo; &mdash;GQ&ldquo;Rings true on every page.&rdquo; &mdash;Michael Barnes, austin360"Essential reading not&#160;just for Texans, but for anyone who wants to understand how one state changed the trajectory of the country . . . Wright is one of the most talented journalists Texas has ever produced, and God Save Texas is him at his best. It's a thoughtful, beautifully written book." &mdash;Michael Schaub, NPR&ldquo;Compelling . . . timely . . . There is a sleeping giant in Texas, and Wright captures the frustration and the hope that reverberate across the state each time it stirs.&rdquo; &mdash;Cecile Richards, The Washington Post &ldquo;Terrific . . . all-encompassing . . . [fueled] with literary tension . . . Wright&rsquo;s words could speak for both Texas and America.&rdquo; &mdash;Chris Vognar, The Dallas Morning News&ldquo;Gripping . . . &#160;Whether you love Texas or hate Texas, you will likely find&#160;God Save Texas&#160;a very funny and a very informative book about a place unlike any other on the face of the earth.&rdquo;&#160;&mdash;Jonah Raskin,&#160;New York Journal of Books&ldquo;The most entertaining and edifying nonfiction book I&rsquo;ve read so far this year . . . There&rsquo;s a jaw-dropping portrait on the shocking shenanigans of the Texas legislature; hymns to the natural beauty in the state&rsquo;s far-flung nooks and crannies, and a spot-on analysis of Texas&rsquo;s boom and bust economy. . . .[Wright] is a rare beast: an elegant writer and a fearless reporter, with a sense of humor as dry as the plains of west Texas.&rdquo; &mdash;Mary Ann Gwinn, The Seattle Times&ldquo;Thoroughly explore[s] the political past, present and future of the Lone Star State.&rdquo; &mdash;Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone"There is a noticeable and refreshing lack of defensiveness in Wright's journey through Texas . . . Quirky anecdotes, philosophical musings on culture, and hyperlocal travel writing abound." &mdash;Elizabeth Catte, Boston Review&ldquo;A godsend . . . Thorough and concise . . . A brilliant analysis.&rdquo; &mdash;Marion Winik, Newsday&ldquo;Vivid . . . Omnivorous . . . Affectionate and genial . . . Captures the full range of Texas in all its shame and glory . . . An illuminating primer for outsiders who may not live there but have a surfeit of opinions about those who do . . . [It&rsquo;s] a testament to Wright&rsquo;s formidable storytelling skills that a reader will encounter plenty of information without ever feeling lost.&rdquo; &mdash;Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times&ldquo;If you listen to one audiobook this year, make it this one . . . Wright&rsquo;s gentle Texas accent infuses his tale of the Lone Star State with humor and depth.&rdquo; &mdash;Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed"Wright focueses his razor-sharp lens inward and on his home state, [interjecting] personal anecdotes to enliven the facts and figures." &mdash;Michelle Newby, Lone Star Literary Life&ldquo;A campfire stew of memoir, reportage and historical digression. Wright is a typically Texas storyteller, an anecdotalist who wanders around and stops occasionally to point out the view, but somehow you end up getting where you&rsquo;re going anyway. . . . Pleasing.&rdquo; &mdash;Benjamin Markovits, The Guardian &ldquo;A deeply personal narrative . . . Informative and entertaining . . . Having been born and raised in Texas, I found myself not only intrigued with revisiting the depth of history of my home state as told by Wright, but also with the insights God Save Texas afforded me on my current home here in West Virginia.&rdquo; &mdash;Michael Amason, Herald-Dispatch"Splendid . . . A critical, affectionate account of modern Texas, matched only by Larry McMurtry's great essay Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen." &mdash;Allen Lane, The Spectator&#160;&#160;&ldquo;Wright tames his sprawling subject matter with concise sentences and laser-precise word choice . . . Gives readers a front-row seat to the battle within the Texas GOP between business-oriented conservatives, led by House Speaker Joe Straus, and the social-conservative wing headed up by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.&rdquo; &mdash;Chris Gray, Houston Chronicle&ldquo;A fascinating look ahead through the lens of a singular state . . . Filled with larger-than-life Texas characters . . . For every Texas stereotype Wright explores, there&rsquo;s something that blows it up.&rdquo; &mdash;Colette Bancroft, The Tampa Bay Times&#160;&#160;&ldquo;Exhilarating . . . Wright has outdone himself in his latest literary effort.&rdquo; &mdash;Dr. Manuel Flores, Caller Times (Texana Reads)&ldquo;The book&rsquo;s 14 chapters dance between meditations on cities, culture, and politics, and all of them dive into what it means to be a Texan.&rdquo;&#160;&mdash;Olivia Messer,&#160;The Daily Beast&ldquo;Wright&rsquo;s affectionate, eye-opening, and, at times, rueful love letter to his native state . . . This is Texas in all its fascinating outrageousness.&rdquo; &mdash;Kevin O&rsquo;Kelly, The Christian Science Monitor&ldquo;Amid the state legislature&rsquo;s fights over bathroom bills, feral hog abatement programs, and a bill allowing the hunting of wild pigs from hot air balloons, the reader comes away with an idea that the state is a place of competing melodies: a bit of Austin country, a few measures of Roy Orbison, a riff from Buddy Holley and, for Wright, maybe a stanza of &lsquo;Home on the Range.&rsquo;&rdquo; &mdash;David M. Shribman, The Boston Globe&ldquo;[A] compelling and insightful potpourri of history, encounters, and observations . . . Wright has managed to sew together a patchwork quilt of a narrative into a substantive State of the state.&rdquo; &mdash;Bob Ruggiero,&#160;Houston Press&ldquo;Wright, a lifelong Texan, knows his way around the state&rsquo;s contradictions, from its wild borderlands to its craziest legislators. His Lone Star biography is important, timely, and most important, riveting.&rdquo; &mdash;Boris Kachka,&#160;Vulture.com&ldquo;An affecting memoir . . . Studded with . . . gems from the annals of Texas history.&rdquo; &mdash;Steven G. Kellman,&#160;The Texas Observer&ldquo;Takes readers on a trek through Texas from the dawn of the Republic to the 2016 election, and Texas&#160;space, from Houston to Marfa, Dallas to El Paso. Along the way, God Save Texas maps both the light and dark soul of the state . . . Organized by themes and geography, Wright drills deep into Texas politics, arts, culture, big cities, border, and energy. Wright&rsquo;s often-humorous voice becomes a trusted guide when discovering Texas&rsquo;s lost stories as well as confronting painful tragedies.&rdquo; &mdash;Tarra Gaines, Arts and Culture Texas &ldquo;The grand scale of Texas, and the sheer range of its places and people&mdash;Houston to El Paso, the Panhandle to the Valley&mdash;is inevitably compelling to any writer, and Wright is happy just trying to get his arms around it all.&rdquo; &mdash;Michael King, Austin Chronicle&ldquo;Masterful . . . An impressive ode to the Lone Star State . . . In a balanced tone, this narrative examines Texas&rsquo;s historical, political, and social fabric that make the present tapestry, revealing a portrait of one of the most perplexing American states.&rdquo; &mdash;Jacob Sherman, Library Journal (starred review)&ldquo;This thoughtful, engrossing, and often-amusing survey is a kind of &lsquo;waltz through Texas.&rsquo; . . . It is a state whose history, politics and culture Wright finds endearing, repelling, and puzzling, all dependent upon which aspect he is exploring and describing . . . An important book about a state and people who will continue to have a large impact on the U.S.&rdquo; &mdash;Jay Freeman, Booklist (starred review)&#160;&ldquo;An unflinching look at Texas&mdash;the state where Wright has spent most of his life&mdash;in all its grandeur and contradictions. . . . Wright&rsquo;s large-scale portrait, which reveals how Texas is only growing in influence, is comprehensive, insightful, and compulsively entertaining.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly (starred review)&ldquo;One of the state&rsquo;s most renowned writers takes readers deep into the heart of Texas. As a staffer for The New Yorker and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Wright has illuminated a variety of intriguing subcultures. His native Texas is as exotic as any of them. He approaches his subject on a number of levels: as a stereotype, a movie myth, a cultural melting pot, a borderland, a harbinger of what is to come in an increasingly polarized and conservative country, and as a crucible that has shaped the character of a young writer who couldn't wait to escape but was drawn back . . . A revelation.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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