{"id":1951099,"date":"2025-08-09T09:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1951099"},"modified":"2025-08-09T09:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:21:17","slug":"bestselling-author-of-brain-on-fire-adapted-into-a-netflix-movie-coming-to-cape-cod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bestselling-author-of-brain-on-fire-adapted-into-a-netflix-movie-coming-to-cape-cod\/","title":{"rendered":"Bestselling author of &#8216;Brain on Fire,&#8217; adapted into a Netflix movie, coming to Cape Cod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Truro Library is hosting a talk with bestselling author <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.susannahcahalan.com\/about\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Susannah Cahalan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Susannah Cahalan<\/a> on Aug. 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cahalan is known for writing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.susannahcahalan.com\/work-1#\/the-great-pretender-1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Brain on Fire,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Brain on Fire,&#8221;<\/a> which has sold over a million copies and was made into a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80128245\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2016 film starring Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2016 film starring Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz<\/a>. She also wrote &#8220;The Great Pretender,&#8221; which was shortlisted for a prestigious science book prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a community announcement, the library event is set for 6 p.m. and will feature Cahalan discussing her upcoming book, &#8220;The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary.&#8221; This book, published by Viking in April 2025, aims to shed light on a significant figure in counterculture history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rosemary Woodruff Leary is often overshadowed by her husband, Timothy Leary. Timothy was a Harvard professor known for his controversial views on psychedelics. However, Rosemary was much more than just his partner. She was a beatnik and a psychonaut, deeply involved in the counterculture movement. According to the announcement, she played a crucial role in shaping the narrative around LSD and the media&#8217;s portrayal of the movement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Susannah Cahalan<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cahalan&#8217;s research includes interviews, diaries, and unpublished sources, allowing her to present a comprehensive view of Rosemary&#8217;s life. The author aims to reclaim Rosemary&#8217;s story, which has been overlooked for decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCahalan details a piece of lost but fascinating history, the story of a woman who embodied an era of freedom, experimentation, and psychedelic adventure,\u201d said Susan Orlean, author of &#8220;The Library Book.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Truro Public Library is located at 7 Standish Way in North Truro. Admission to the event is free. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trurolibrary.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:www.trurolibrary.org;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">www.trurolibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This story was created by reporter Beth McDermott, bmcdermott1@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on wickedlocal.com: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capecodtimes.com\/story\/entertainment\/books\/2025\/08\/09\/brain-on-fire-netflix-movie-author-susannah-cahalan-truro-ma-cape-cod\/85561806007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Author of \u2018Brain on Fire\u2019 - now a Netflix movie - coming to Cape Cod;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Author of \u2018Brain on Fire\u2019 &#8211; now a Netflix movie &#8211; coming to Cape Cod<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Truro Library is hosting a talk with bestselling author Susannah Cahalan on Aug. 12. Cahalan is known for writing &#8220;Brain on Fire,&#8221; which has sold over a million copies and was made into a 2016 film starring Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz. She also wrote &#8220;The Great Pretender,&#8221; which was shortlisted for a prestigious science book [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1951100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[341433,341431,335720,341430,341429,341432],"class_list":["post-1951099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-bestselling-author","tag-chloe-grace-moretz","tag-community-announcement","tag-rosemary-woodruff-leary","tag-susannah-cahalan","tag-timothy-leary"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bestselling-author-of-Brain-on-Fire-adapted-into-a-Netflix.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1951099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1951100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1951099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1951099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1951099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}