In A Tiny White Light, Linda Bass delivers an evocative memoir that doesn’t just recount her descent into psychosis—it immerses the reader in it. This book explores the fine line between reality and delusion, and how terrifyingly easy it is for the mind to slip across it.

What sets this memoir apart from others in the genre is the unflinching vividness with which the author renders her psychotic episodes. These passages are not clinical or distanced—they are evocative and immersive. The way Linda translates the logic of madness, the distortions of perception, and the sensory overload of a fractured mind is provocative. She manages to paint psychosis not just as an experience, but as a surreal world with its own internal consistency. For anyone really interested in how the mind works, Linda’s story is critical and relevant.

—Rosie McMahan, Ed.M., Author ofFortunate Daughter: A Memoir of Reconciliation