{"product_id":"you-werent-meant-to-be-human","title":"You Weren't Meant to Be Human","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Joseph White is the trans, autistic, and bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eHell Followed With Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e The Spirit Bares Its Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eCompound Fracture. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, he received his MFA in creative writing from George Mason University and lives in Virginia with his wife and their antisocial cat. Learn more at AndrewJosephWhite.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t*\"White's adult debut encapsulates the best of the modern horror genre.\"-- \" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A tenderly beating, bloody heart of a novel. Relentlessly bleak and harrowing, White's brutal adult debut also somehow manages to be deeply, devastatingly empathetic.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eKiersten White, author of \u003ci\u003eLucy, Undying\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Gruesome and unrelenting, Andrew Joseph White's adult debut is a masterpiece of horror. White dares you to accept Crane's humanity when all the veneers of politeness are stripped away, capturing the intersection of the alienation of neurodivergence and the pain of dysphoria with unflinching honesty.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eK. M. Enright, Sunday Times Bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMistress of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t*\"[A] brilliant, page-turning piece of trans splatterpunk body horror and an earnest, heart-rending tragedy. White should win a whole new set of fans with this.\"-- \" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eY\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eou Weren't Meant to be Human\u003c\/i\u003e is dysphoria bound into words. Andrew Joseph White captures a beautifully disgusting world that's all too familiar to neurodivergent and trans individuals, with a plot that offers nothing but shocking pleasure with each page turn.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eLinden Lewis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe First Sister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This is one of those deeply disturbing books that I adore and abhor in equal measure, and I think that is exactly what makes it such a masterpiece.\"-- \" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best SF\/Fantasy\/Horror Novel of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlien \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eMidsommar\u003c\/i\u003e in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion in rural West Virginia.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFestering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It's an offer that none refuse. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrane is grateful. Among his hive's followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to never speak again, to live a life that won't destroy him. He even met Levi: a handsome ex-Marine and brutal killer who treats him like a real man, mostly. But when Levi gets Crane pregnant--and the hive demands the child's birth, no matter the cost--Crane's desperation to \n\u003ci\u003emake it stop \u003c\/i\u003ewill drive the community that saved him into a devastating spiral that can only end in blood. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eYou Weren't Meant to Be Human \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply personal horror; a visceral statement about the lives of marginalized people in a hostile world, echoing the works of Stephen Graham Jones and Eric LaRocca.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/28\/2025 (EAN 9781668038079, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781668038079, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eWhite, Andrew Joseph\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Joseph White is the trans, autistic, and bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eHell Followed With Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e The Spirit Bares Its Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eCompound Fracture. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, he received his MFA in creative writing from George Mason University and lives in Virginia with his wife and their antisocial cat. 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