Ep 31- Brain on Fire: A 10th anniversary interview with Susannah Cahalan

2023-02-16

Best-selling author Susannah Cahalan joins host Dr Ava Easton for a special World Encephalitis Day edition of The Encephalitis Podcast. Ten years ago, Susannah published Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, the award-winning memoir and New York Times bestseller, which quickly become a Bible for members of the encephalitis community and many more people around the world. Brain on Fire follows Susannah’s struggle with encephalitis and, in particular, her diagnosis and recovery. It was later developed i...

Best-selling author Susannah Cahalan joins host Dr Ava Easton for a special World Encephalitis Day edition of The Encephalitis Podcast.

Ten years ago, Susannah published Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, the award-winning memoir and New York Times bestseller, which quickly become a Bible for members of the encephalitis community and many more people around the world.

Brain on Fire follows Susannah’s struggle with encephalitis and, in particular, her diagnosis and recovery.

It was later developed into a Hollywood film by Charlize Theron and starred Chloe Grace Moretz.

Susannah chats to Ava about the 10th anniversary, why the book resonated with so many people, its legacy, how she reacted when Hollywood came calling, and the impact it has had on the encephalitis community.

The 10th anniversary edition of Brain on Fire is available from all good booksellers, including

UK readers (Kindle and Paperback) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brain-Fire-My-Month-Madness/dp/1451621388

USA - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Brain-on-Fire-(10th-Anniversary-Edition)/Susannah-Cahalan/9781451621389

For more information about World Encephalitis Day on Wednesday, 22nd February, please visit www.worldencephalitisday.org

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