{"product_id":"carrying-9798217180677","title":"Carrying by Josephs, Samantha","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe's serving.\u003cbr\u003eShe's eating.\u003cbr\u003eShe's . . . \u003ci\u003eCarrying\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this electrifying horror debut that's equal parts funny and harrowing, a stealth trans woman desperate to maintain her picture-perfect life discovers that she's seemingly--impossibly--pregnant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything Martha's wanted, she's made for herself.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Martha: perfect wife, perfect stepmother, perfect woman. She's got an adoring husband who wants more kids with her, a loving stepdaughter who looks up to her, and a body to die for. She's an absolute pro: Salon-quality blowouts at home? Done. Perfectly plated meals on the table every day? Effortless. Meticulously faked miscarriages so her husband won't suspect the truth? Just hand over the Oscar now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartha is trans, so stealth even her family has no idea. She carved the woman she is out of the marble of a boy, and she'll do whatever it takes to protect what she's built. When a mysterious chronic illness and its debilitating symptoms threaten to upend her existence, she starts experimental treatments and gives in to her surprising, unsettling cravings. She's even more shocked to discover that she's undeniably, impossibly pregnant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her body changing rapidly outside of her control and her choices dwindling, Martha struggles to maintain the life she's fought so hard to live while preparing for the motherhood she never thought she'd have.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samantha Josephs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217180677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamantha Josephs \u003c\/b\u003eis a trans woman writer and semi-retired drag queen from New York City, now living in Los Angeles. A graduate of the University of Southern California's Writing for Screen and Television program, she's written for podcasts, video games, apps, and erotica. \u003ci\u003eCarrying\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- bookmarks-official-preview:9798217180677 --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bookmarks-official-preview\" style=\"max-width:100%;margin:1.5em 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 2px;letter-spacing:0.08em;font-size:12px;color:#c45c3a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLOOK INSIDE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:1.15em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarrying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"bookmarks-li-open\" href=\"#bookmarks-look-inside\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #c45c3a;color:#c45c3a;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eLarger view\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;max-width:100%;overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;scroll-snap-type:x mandatory;display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 100%;width:100%;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;scroll-snap-align:start;box-sizing:border-box;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/insight.penguinrandomhouse.com\/fullpage.do?pContentType=JPG\u0026amp;pName=fullpage\u0026amp;pISBN=9798217180677\u0026amp;pPageID=1\" alt=\"Official sample page 1 of 16. 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