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Susannah Cahalan

Susannah Cahalan
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Susannah Cahalan

Susannah Cahalan is a news reporter at the New York Post whose award-winning work has also been featured in The New York Times. She lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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A. When you want to write well, wake up at 5am.
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My life in 8 words: "A series of unfortunate but very fortunate events."
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Brain on Fire will be released on August 06, 2013 in Trade Paperback
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Chapter 1 from Brain on Fire
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Brain on Fire is now available in eBook
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Brain on Fire will be released on November 13, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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Brain on Fire is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Nov 13, 2012
Brain on Fire will be released on November 13, 2012 in eBook
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Chapter 1 from Brain on Fire
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. When you want to write well, wake up at 5am. Q. What were your previous occupations? A. Before I was a reporter, I worked at a record store in New Jersey. Q. Name of your favorite composer or music artist? A. Ryan Adams and Bjork. Q. What was/is your favorite job? A. Reporting; but being record store clerk wasn't half bad, either. Q. Where did you go to high school and/or college? A. Summit High School and Washington University in St. Louis Learn more about Susannah Cahalan

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Montgomery Village Patch, May 16, 2013
...Therese Anne Fowler. I love Lynne Olson's books on the history of World War II. I loved Susannah Cahalan's book, "Brain on Fire." I can go on and on and on! Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part Q&A with Jud Ashman. Part...
Lubbock Online, May 6, 2013
...E-BOOKS 1. “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls” by David Sedaris (Little, Brown) 2. “Brain on Fire” by Susannah Cahalan (Free Press) 3. “Jumpstart to Skinny: The Simple 3-Week Plan for Supercharged Weight Loss” by Bob Harper and Greg...
Montgomery Village Patch, May 2, 2013
...Maryanne O’Hara, Frances de Pontes Peebles Novelists in Conversation – Jami Attenberg, Jennifer Close Psychological Rollercoasters – Susannah Cahalan, David Fitzpatrick, John Schwartz “Ike’s Bluff” – Evan Thomas Entering World War...
North Andover Eagle-Tribune, April 7, 2013
...speaking of mysteries, how about a medical one? Look for “Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness” by Susannah Cahalan, a book about one woman’s scary illness and the doctor-sleuths who diagnosed it. If a memoir is your thing this spring, look for...
World News Network, March 29, 2013
...releases! We are excited to announce this year's buzz selection: Millicent Bennett, Senior Editor, Free Press with Susannah Cahalan's BRAIN ON FIRE; Kendra Harpster, Senior Editor, Random House with Rachel Joyce's THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY;...
Neurology Today, March 7, 2013
...Every disease needs a patient advocate, and NMDA receptor encephalitis has found its spokesperson in Susannah Cahalan. For several years prior to and during the onset of her illness, Cahalan worked as a journalist at the New York Post, and she tackles...
Sugarscape, March 7, 2013
...him. Read if: You can't resist a love story. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - Susannah Cahalan Imagine waking up one day strapped to a bed in a strange hospital room, unable to move or even speak. Sounds awful doesn't it? Well that's exactly...
Kaiser Health News, May 28, 2013
...lively 18-year-old's behavior changed. She grew indecisive, withdrawn, and quick to anger. Then, Meier had a seizure. Susannah Cahalan was a young New York Post reporter when she started to forget assignments. She became fixated on the idea that her home...
Keene Sentinel, May 26, 2013
...said. Younger patients also have a better chance of full recovery, he added. Former New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan was the 217th person to be diagnosed with the disease, in 2009, and she wrote a book, “Brain on Fire,” about her experience....
Gaithersburg Patch, May 16, 2013
...Therese Anne Fowler. I love Lynne Olson's books on the history of World War II. I loved Susannah Cahalan's book, "Brain on Fire." I can go on and on and on! Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part Q&A with Jud Ashman. Part...
North Potomac-Darnestown Patch, May 16, 2013
...Therese Anne Fowler. I love Lynne Olson's books on the history of World War II. I loved Susannah Cahalan's book, "Brain on Fire." I can go on and on and on! Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part Q&A with Jud Ashman. Part...
Montgomery Village Patch, May 16, 2013
...Therese Anne Fowler. I love Lynne Olson's books on the history of World War II. I loved Susannah Cahalan's book, "Brain on Fire." I can go on and on and on! Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part Q&A with Jud Ashman. Part...
New York Times, May 13, 2013
...1 by Susannah Cahalan. Simon & Schuster. A medical mystery in which doctors struggle to discover why a young reporter suddenly experiences seizures, hallucinations and eventually near catatonia. 2 GULP by Mary Roach...
New York Times, May 13, 2013
...1 by Susannah Cahalan. Simon & Schuster. A medical mystery in which doctors struggle to discover why a young reporter suddenly experiences seizures, hallucinations and eventually near catatonia. 2 GULP by Mary Roach...