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In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Bret Easton Ellis, Kate Christensen, Lauren Groff, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee...

On the surface, The Brand New Catastrophe by debut memoirist Mike Scalise is a book about a rare medical condition called acromegaly, a hormone disorder caused when a brain tumor grows in the pituitary gland. Acromegaly exists just outside the periphery...

Mike Scalise's memoir The Brand New Catastrophe has won this year's Christopher Doheny Prize, which recognizes excellence in writing about serious illness. The prize was created by Audible in honor of Chris Doheny, an employee at Audible who lost his...

Mike Scalise’s The Brand New Catastrophe is an important book about being truthful to oneself and...

1. Rolling Stone yesterday published previously unreleased GRRM material, editorial outtakes from an interview with Martin from last week. Among other great material, this gem on low anthropology, followed by a great redemption quote from the...