B.J. Novak
Screenwriter,
stand-up comedian, author, and director B.J. Novak is also known for his role
as condescending “temp-turned-sleazeball” (Los
Angeles Times) Ryan on The Office.
He has appeared in several films, including Inglorious
Basterds, Saving Mr. Banks, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. His writing
and performing have garnered several honors, including Emmy nominations and
Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild Awards. Of Novak and his new story
collection, Gary Shteyngart says, “He just keeps kicking short fiction in the
rear, making it run ahead clutching its ass, and then he runs up and kicks it
some more, and the result is one of the most aggressively, insanely awesome
debuts in a while.”