Brain on Fire
First edition hardback cover | |
| Author | Susannah Cahalan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Published | 2012, Free Press |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 288 pages |
| ISBN | 9781451621372 |
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness is a 2012 New York Times best-selling autobiography by New York Post writer Susannah Cahalan. The book details Cahalan's struggle with a rare form of encephalitis and her recovery. It was first published on November 13, 2012, through Free Press in hardback, and was later reprinted in paperback by Simon & Schuster after the two companies merged.