Wilson Pens First Novel

Quirky funnyman RAINN WILSON is writing his first novel.

The Office star, who played a college professor in the Transformers sequel, will release Soul Pancake through publishers Hyperion at the end of 2010.

A release about the book reads, “Soul Pancake will encourage readers to explore life’s big questions, such as why do we dream, what happens after we die, and what work of art has most influenced your life.”