{"product_id":"cake-eater","title":"Cake Eater","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarl Radke was long known on Bravo's \u003cem\u003eSummer House\u003c\/em\u003e as the one who kept the party going. \u003cem\u003eCake Eater\u003c\/em\u003e tells how he got sober in public and learned what fun looks like without alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA memoir of addiction and recovery by a cast member of Bravo's \u003cem\u003eSummer House\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso addresses alcohol and drug use and the death of his brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers grief, family, career changes, relationships in sobriety and the pressures of masculinity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover, 160 pages, Rising Action, 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRadke writes about the drinking years that played out on the show, the sobriety he began on January 8, 2021, and what it meant to change while viewers watched. The chapters take up his brother's death, his family, work and relationships, the pressures of masculinity, and a social world that equated fun with drinking, and he draws a lesson from each stretch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is for \u003cem\u003eSummer House\u003c\/em\u003e viewers, readers of celebrity and recovery memoirs, and readers rethinking the part alcohol plays in their social lives. It is one person's account, not a treatment program or a substitute for professional care. Fun, in Radke's telling, turns out to be something he had to learn sober.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Radke, originally from Pittsburgh, joined the cast of Bravo's \u003cem\u003eSummer House\u003c\/em\u003e when the series debuted in 2017. He has worked on mental health advocacy with organizations including Shatterproof and Headstrong, and he launched Soft Bar \u0026amp; Cafe, a venue serving non-alcoholic cocktails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rising Action","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48026643562645,"sku":"NEW-ING-1998076768","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/upload-1789784755991.jpg?v=1789784757","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/cake-eater","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}