JOSH’S PICK

Neko Case delivers big. She resists all temptation to self-mythologize, instead letting us in on the formative details. She takes nearly 200 pages to turn 20 years old. The story she chooses to tell is about demolition derbies, bad parents (how about a mother who fakes her own death?), and the love of art and music that serves as her redemption. -JC

Singer-songwriter Neko Casepaints a vivid portrait of an extraordinary lifeone forged through a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desire, bursts of comedy, and indispensable friendshipsreflecting on the way art, music, and a deep connection to nature helped her become a beloved, Grammy-nominated artist.

Neko Case has long been revered as one of musics most influential artists, whose authenticity, lyrical storytelling, and sly wit have endeared her to a legion of critics, musicians, and lifelong fans.InTHE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU,Casebrings her trademarkcandor andprecisionto a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisiblegirl raised by two dogs and a space heater in rural Washington state toher improbable emergence as an internationally-acclaimed talent.

In luminous, sharp-edged prose, Caseshows readers what its like to be left alone for hours and hours as a child, to take refuge in the woods around her home, and to channel themonotony and loneliness and joy that comes from music, camaraderie, and shared experience into art.

THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOUis a rebellious meditation on identity and corruption, and a manifesto on how to make space for ourselves in this world, despite the obstacles we face.

Hardcover | 288 pages | 5.90″ x 8.60″