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| Author | Paul Rudnick |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Humor, essays |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 2009 |
I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey is a 2009 collection of comedic essays written by Paul Rudnick. [1]
Writer Paul Rudnick's collection of essays about being Jewish and gay in downtown Manhattan and suburban New Jersey, and his career as a Hollywood and Broadway script doctor and playwright.
The book was adapted into a 2016 television pilot written by Paul Rudnick and starring Megan Hilty, Hamish Linklater and John Behlmann. [2]
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