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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: David Shields at Half King Reading Series
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: David Shields at Half King Reading Series
By Kate Gavino
February 26, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, David Shields, whose new book, How Literature Saved My Life, is out now, explains a day in the life of a writer.

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How Could Literature Save Your Life? Ask David Shields
How Could Literature Save Your Life? Ask David Shields
By Misha Grunbaum
February 08, 2013

In England, doctors are now prescribing books to patients with mental health issues. And this week, David Shields put out a book called How Literature Saved My Life. Did books really save his life — and could they save yours?

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