{"product_id":"the-brand-new-catastrophe-mike-scalise-9781941411339","title":"The Brand New Catastrophe","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Center for Fiction's Doheny Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e \"His way is with humor, optimism, courage and probing introspection, the very characteristics -- combined with crisp prose and a rare and innately interesting medical condition -- that make this a winning literary debut.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaucous family memoir meets medical adventure in this heartfelt, hilarious book exploring the public and private theaters of illness. After a tumor bursts in Mike Scalise's brain, leaving him with a hole in the head and malfunctioning hormones, he must navigate a new, alien world of illness maintenance. His mother, who has a chronic heart condition and a flair for drama, becomes a complicated model as she competes with him for the status of \"best sick person.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Brand New Catastrophe\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving, funny exploration of how we define ourselves by the stories we choose to tell.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Scalise\u003c\/strong\u003e's work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Agni, Indiewire, The Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e Daily, and elsewhere. He has received fellowships and scholarships from Bread Loaf, Yaddo, the Ucross Foundation, and was the Philip Roth Writer in Residence at Bucknell University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Scalise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941411339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941411339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarabande Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2016 pg. 11","brand":"Mike Scalise","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983905095935,"sku":"9781941411339","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6fcd4bd-41a0-47b0-a8b0-130db894f305.jpg?v=1683269392","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-brand-new-catastrophe-mike-scalise-9781941411339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}