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Annabelle Gurwitch, author of The End of My Life Is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker

After Annabelle Gurwitch received an out-of-the blue diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer, an existential dread set in. Precision medicine offered a temporary reprieve --- but instead of turning into a cancer warrior, Annabelle declared herself a cancer slacker. Her motto: no runs, no ribbons, no religion. Told with her signature wit, warmth and gimlet eye, Gurwitch draws inspiration from Greek mythology and TV comedies, Kermit the Frog and Samuel Beckett. She accidentally acquires an angel, embraces being in it “just for the sex,” and finds herself on a European van tour selling merch for a heavy metal band.

Week of March 16, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of March 16th include THE ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell, a gripping Dust Bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town; Emma Donoghue's THE PARIS EXPRESS, a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station; THE LOVE WE FOUND, Jill Santopolo's long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling global phenomenon, THE LIGHT WE LOST, a thrilling love story about the roles that fate and choice play in shaping a life; and the paperback original THE END OF MY LIFE IS KILLING ME, a deftly comedic and deeply contemplative memoir from Annabelle Gurwitch, who faces life’s biggest curveball only to find resilience in the most unlikely places.