B. J. Novak

Author of The Book with No Pictures

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About the Author

Benjamin Joseph Manaly, also known as B. J. Novak, was born in Newton, Massachusetts on July 31, 1979. He graduated from Harvard University with degrees in English and Spanish literature in 2001. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and began working in clubs as a comedian. Executive producer show more Greg Daniels heard Novak's comedy club act and signed him as the character Ryan Howard in the U.S version of the British television show The Office. He stayed with the show for eight seasons and became a co-executive producer in the seventh season. He also appeared in the movies Inglourious Basterds and Saving Mr. Banks. He is the author of One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories and The Book with No Pictures. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by B. J. Novak

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The Book with No Pictures (2014) 3,102 copies

One More Thing (2014) 1,270 copies

The Office: Season Two (2006) — Screenwriter / Actor — 156 copies

My Book with No Pictures (2019) 52 copies

The Man Who Invented the Calendar (2014) 8 copies

Vengeance (2022) 8 copies

A Good Problem to Have 4 copies

Die Zeit im Himmel ist knapp, und alle sind sehr beschäftigt (2014) 1 copy

Julie and the Warlord [short story] 1 copy

Romance, Chapter One [short story] 1 copy

"The Something" by John Grisham [short story] 1 copy

All You Have to Do [short story] — Afterword — 1 copy

The Ambulance Driver [short story] — Author — 1 copy

Walking on Eggshells (or: When I Love Tony Robbins) [short story] — Author — 1 copy

The Impatient Billionaire and the Mirror for Earth [short story] — Author — 1 copy

One More Thing by B. J. Novak l Summary & Study Guide 1 copy

Das Buch ohne Bilder: Das verrückteste Vorlesebuch – mit einer CD gelesen von Adnan Maral (2016) 1 copy

'Rithmatic [short story] 1 copy

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Associated Works

Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) (2011) — Narrator, some editions — 4,210 copies

Inglourious Basterds [2009 film] (2009) — Actor — 635 copies

Candy (1958) — Introduction, some editions — 577 copies

The Office: Season 1 (2005) — Actor, Screenwriter — 182 copies

The Office: Season 3 (2011) — Actor — 139 copies

The Office: Season 4 (2011) 108 copies

The Office: Season 5 (2009) — Actor — 82 copies

The Office: Season 6 (2010) — Actor — 69 copies

The Office: Season 7 (2013) — Actor — 53 copies

Unaccompanied Minors [2006 film] (2006) 33 copies

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Canonical name: Novak, B. J.
Legal name: Novak, Benjamin Joseph Manaly
Birthdate: 1979-07-31
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Occupations: actor
Relationships: Novak, William (father)

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The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak

Jon (age 5) thinks this book is hilarious!

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filemanager | 172 other reviews | Nov 29, 2023 |

One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B. J. Novak

Clever, witty, hilarious. I loved it.

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feralcreature | 69 other reviews | Oct 31, 2023 |

The Book With No Pictures by B. J. Novak

Genius.
I'm home for a quiet day. After lunch I read B. J.'s book aloud to myself — dessert!
Books are magic and meant for sharing; this is why I loved story-time as a children's librarian. Novak makes it clear he understands this magic as he writes a read-aloud book for a tough crowd — kids raised on visual everything.
Thank you, Mr. Novak. More please.

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rebwaring | 172 other reviews | Aug 14, 2023 |

The Book With No Pictures by B. J. Novak

This is amazing, and I wish I had this as a kid. Also, it goes to show how the tone and the power of words hold enough weight on its own.

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Elise3105 | 172 other reviews | Aug 13, 2023 |

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