{"product_id":"guess-what-i-love-you-9798993532639","title":"Guess What? I Love You","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, this memoir is a love story-between musician Mike Maimone and his late husband, renowned publicist Howard Bragman. Through vivid scenes of travel, music, family, and quiet intimacy, Maimone paints a portrait of a partnership that brought joy, grounding, and transformation. Their marriage was an against-all-odds collision of worlds: faiths, traditions, and generations converging in a relationship full of humor, tenderness, and mutual inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two were engaged when Howard was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. They married in the hospital, and the very next evening, Maimone held his new husband as he passed away. After this devastating loss, he turned to his art as a way through grief. Creativity took on new purpose-to carry Howard's legacy forward-though he had yet to understand the true magnitude of Bragman's impact on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their final moments together, Bragman promised Maimone \"I'm not going anywhere.\" From performing with Stevie Wonder at Howard's memorial to inexplicable synchronicities, Maimone discovered that his late husband was still all around him. A self-described \"recovering Catholic,\" he recounts the subtle and not-so-subtle cues that restored his faith in a higher power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaimone recorded his grief journey in real time through this book and an accompanying album. In sharing this creative process, readers witness yet another transformation-the slow movement from heartbreak toward healing. The result is both a portrait of love and a testament to resilience: a deeply personal yet universal story of mourning and renewal. Ultimately, it celebrates the enduring power of love to inspire creativity, courage, connection, and spiritual awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaimone, Mike:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mike Maimone is a singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and author. After earning a business degree from the University of Notre Dame, he briefly worked as an accountant before leaving the corporate world to pursue music full-time. He has written and published more than two hundred songs, many heard on TV, in movies, and on the radio. In addition to being a prolific recording artist, Maimone has averaged over 100 tour dates per year since 2005. He has played festivals such as Lollapalooza, headlined legendary venues like the Metro and the Troubador, performed with Stevie Wonder, and toured in support of OK Go, Plain White T's, Blues Traveler, and more. His fifteenth album serves as a companion piece to this, his first book. Guess What? I Love You the LP is available on CD, vinyl, and on all digital platforms.www.mikemaimone.com","brand":"Fox \u0026 Quill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078222967058,"sku":"9798993532639","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d915174-6f2d-476d-9ba0-525e1d0260c6.jpg?v=1772536876","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/guess-what-i-love-you-9798993532639","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}