{"product_id":"make-sure-you-die-screaming-9781250365699","title":"Make Sure You Die Screaming","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17008373\"\u003eZee Carlstrom\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250365699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250365694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC030000\"\u003eThrillers | Suspense\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC068000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC037000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52913716396341,"sku":"9781250365699","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/9656\/7605\/files\/img_29b0319e-a63e-484e-8abb-84367ffb1f7e.jpg?v=1779472857","url":"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/make-sure-you-die-screaming-9781250365699","provider":"Indiana Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}