{"product_id":"make-sure-you-die-screaming-paperback","title":"Make Sure You Die Screaming - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZee Carlstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of NPR's best books of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the hottest debut novels of 2025 by Goodreads\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing\u003c\/i\u003e for the generation devastated by the generation that brought us \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Torrey Peters, author of \u003ci\u003eDetransition, Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying debut about a nonbinary corporate burnout embarking on a road trip from Chicago to Arkansas to find their conspiracy-theorist father, who has gone missing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe newly nameless narrator of \u003ci\u003eMake Sure You Die Screaming \u003c\/i\u003ehas rejected the gender binary, has flamed out with a vengeance at their corporate gig, is most likely brain damaged from a major tussle with their now ex-boyfriend, and is on a bender to end all benders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA call from their mother with the news that their MAGA-friendly, conspiracy-theorist father has gone missing launches the narrator from Chicago to deep red Arkansas in a stolen car. Along the way, the narrator and their new bestie--a self-proclaimed \"garbage goth\" with her own emotional baggage (and someone on her tail)--unpack the narrator's childhood and a recent personal loss that they refuse to face head-on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unflinching interrogation of class rage, economic (im)mobility, gender expression, and the rot at the heart of capitalism, \u003ci\u003eMake Sure You Die Screaming\u003c\/i\u003e is the loud, funny, tragic, suspenseful road trip novel of our times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZee Carlstrom\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Illinois. They believe in Frederick Douglass's vision of America as a composite nation, where every human person can come together to live in harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091820048685,"sku":"9781250365699","price":19.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/make-sure-you-die-screaming-paperback-3327735.webp?v=1780161607","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/make-sure-you-die-screaming-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}