I THINK YOU’RE TOTALLY WRONG: A Quarrel

FORTHCOMING FROM KNOPF IN SEPTEMBER 2014

“I don’t think there’s anything quite like this book, which is way more authentic than fiction or structured argument. [...] It’s a human text, which is part of what Shields is trying to make clear; he’s one of the most interesting writers anywhere. He refuses to stop pushing boundaries.” — Brian Fawcett, Author of Cambodia: A Book For People Who Find Television Too Slow

LIFE IS SHORT — ART IS SHORTER:
AN ANTHOLOGY OF VERY BRIEF PROSE

FORTHCOMING FROM KNOPF IN JANUARY 2015

A sustained argument for the excitement and urgency of literary brevity in a hyperdigital, post-religious age.