{"product_id":"live-laugh-die-paperback","title":"Live, Laugh, Die | Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"iic-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iic-book-kicker\"\u003eINNOCENTLY INSANE CREATIONS · C.B. SHAW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive, Laugh, Die\u003c\/strong\u003e is a dark comedy novel about a man who faked his own death sentence, built a wellness empire on it, and then got a real one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDave Kessler sold mattresses for sixteen years, and nothing ever happened to him. Then came a lump under his arm, a lost lab sample, and one lie told in a bar at exactly the wrong moment. He told a friend he was dying. He wasn't. But the lie got a laugh, a hand on his shoulder, and a two a.m. video that went viral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour years later, Dave has a mansion, a brand, ten thousand fans, and a nurse who sees straight through him. Then, in the cruelest joke of his life, a real diagnosis arrives, and nobody believes him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The best career move of my life was a lump under my left arm.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eAbout the Story\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"iic-accordion__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin weeks of the lie, a slick marketer turns Dave's fake countdown into a business: an online course, a luxury retreat, an app, a podcast, and a supplement that is mostly vitamin C in a matte black bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLIVE, LAUGH, DIE is a funny, savage, and finally tender satire of the wellness industry, internet fame, and the lies we tell to be loved. It is also a story about grief, mortality, friendship, a mother who sees everything, and the hard work of telling the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love dark humor, unreliable narrators, morally gray protagonists, and stories where redemption costs something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eBook Details\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"iic-accordion__content\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Live, Laugh, Die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e C.B. Shaw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark comedy \/ satirical fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196 pages, 30 chapters plus a prologue and epilogue, in four parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 × 9 inches (US Trade)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher imprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lulu.com\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003ePrint Quality \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"iic-accordion__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect-bound paperback with a matte illustrated cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack-and-white interior on cream, uncoated paper. Includes the complete novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"iic-accordion__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC.B. Shaw is an artist, creator, author, and software developer in progress. Professional Collector of Projects That Escalated Way Beyond the Original Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessionally Distracted. Creatively Unsupervised.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eEdition \u0026amp; Ordering Information\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"iic-accordion__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing is specifically for the \u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e edition. Other formats are separate products and may have different prices and production specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover artwork is illustrative; final physical appearance can vary slightly with print production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iic-link-hub\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBehind the Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/cb-shaw-literary-journal\/live-laugh-die-dark-comedy-novel-wellness-satire\" title=\"Live, Laugh, Die: a dark comedy novel about a fake dying wellness guru, with an excerpt\"\u003eRead about Live, Laugh, Die and the first pages of the novel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books\" title=\"Browse all books by C.B. Shaw\"\u003eBrowse all books by C.B. Shaw\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-universe-has-filed-a-complaint-1\" title=\"The Universe Has Filed a Complaint, paperback by C.B. 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