{"id":81737,"date":"2026-07-29T17:19:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=81737"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:19:28","slug":"all-better-now-by-neal-shusterman-signed-first-edition","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/all-better-now-by-neal-shusterman-signed-first-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"All Better Now by Neal Shusterman (signed first edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>All Better Now<\/strong><\/em> is an instant <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling young adult biological thriller written by master of suspense <strong>Neal Shusterman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In a post-COVID world, a highly contagious and unprecedented pandemic known as the &#8220;Crown Royale&#8221; virus begins to sweep across the globe. While the virus carries a deadly 4% mortality rate, those who survive it experience a bizarre, life-altering side effect: utter, absolute contentment.<\/p>\n<p>Once infected, individuals find that the everyday weights of stress, depression, greed, anger, and jealousy completely vanish. Soon, people begin deliberately trying to catch the virus to escape their suffering, reveling in a massive wave of collective empathy and unburdening.<\/p>\n<p>However, this global shift toward inner peace threatens the very fabric of society. Corporate and political entities\u2014whose power relies on consumer insecurity, anger, and greed to sell products and maintain control\u2014realize that universal happiness is terrible for business. As productivity threatens to grind to a halt, powerful forces launch massive campaigns to convince the world that eternal bliss is the ultimate danger, setting off a gripping dystopian battle for the human psyche.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Compelling Premise:<\/strong><\/em> Explores a fascinating, thought-provoking philosophical question: <em>What happens to a capitalist society if everyone becomes completely satisfied?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Critically Acclaimed:<\/strong><\/em> Described as &#8220;thought-provoking and grimly enjoyable&#8221; by *Kirkus Reviews* and an &#8220;epic biological thriller&#8221; by *Publishers Weekly*.<\/p>\n<p>Publication Date: February 4, 2025<br \/>\nFormat: Hardcover<br \/>\nPage Count: 528 pages<br \/>\nTarget Audience:Young Adult (Ages 12-19 \/ Grades 7 and up)<br \/>\nGenre: Dystopian Science Fiction \/ Biological Thriller<br \/>\nISBN-13: 978-1534432758<br \/>\nDimensions: 5.5 x 1.5 x 8.25 inches<\/p>\n<p><strong>First edition, signed by the author<\/strong> on the title page. [YA3]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Better Now is an instant New York Times bestselling young adult biological thriller written by master of suspense Neal Shusterman. In a post-COVID world, a highly contagious and unprecedented pandemic known as the &#8220;Crown Royale&#8221; virus begins to sweep across the globe. While the virus carries a deadly 4% mortality rate, those who survive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81738,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[107,98,369,124],"product_tag":[1400,1401,391],"class_list":["post-81737","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-first-editions","product_cat-literature","product_cat-signed-by-author","product_cat-young-adult","product_tag-dystopian-fiction","product_tag-neal-shusterman","product_tag-science-fiction","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/81737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=81737"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=81737"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=81737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}