Lauren Shippen writes with a clean and honest warmth that is deeply refreshing, and her sharp representation of depression and anxiety rings true. “ The Infinite Noise is a marvelous book about love, mental health, and connection. A thoughtful and tender exploration of mental health, it will make you want to go to therapy, whether you have superpowers or not.” -Britta Lundin, Riverdale screenwriter and author of Ship It The Infinite Noise managed to make me swoon even as it broke my heart. “Emotional and inventive, Lauren Shippen has written a queer love story for anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider. “What if the X-Men, instead of becoming superheroes, decided to spend some time in therapy?” ( Vox on The Bright Sessions) As he and Adam grow closer, Caleb learns more about his ability, himself, his therapist-who seems to know a lot more than she lets on-and just how dangerous being an Atypical can be. Bright, encourages Caleb to explore this connection by befriending Adam. Adam's feelings are big and all-consuming, but they fit together with Caleb's feelings in a way that he can't quite understand.Ĭaleb's therapist, Dr. Being an empath in high school would be hard enough, but Caleb's life becomes even more complicated when he keeps getting pulled into the emotional orbit of one of his classmates, Adam. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy-he feels the emotions of everyone around him. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond “typical.”Ĭaleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. Other than that his life is pretty normal.

Now available in the trade paperback: Blueprint, a Bright Sessions original story featuring Caleb and AdamĬaleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions.

The infinite noise