
As he and Adam grow closer, Caleb learns more about his ability, himself, his therapist-who seems to know a lot more than she lets on-and just how dangerous being an Atypical can be.


Bright, encourages Caleb to explore this connection by befriending Adam. The Infinite Noise is a perfect blend of teenage abnormal normalities, presenting common issues such as social pressure, mental healthiness, and sexuality while also bringing the twist of the much rarer gifts of an empath, or one that can feel everyones feelings around him. Lauren Shippens The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions. Adam's feelings are big and all-consuming, but they fit together with Caleb's feelings in a way that he can't quite understand.Ĭaleb's therapist, Dr. Lauren Shippens The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright. Being an empath in high school would be hard enough, but Caleb's life becomes even more complicated when he keeps getting pulled into the emotional orbit of one of his classmates, Adam. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy-he feels the emotions of everyone around him.

But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary even for a teenager, his life moves beyond “typical.”Ĭaleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. He goes to school, plays football, teases his little sister. Enter The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen, a novel adaptationthe first in a planned threeof Shippen’s award-winning The Bright Sessions podcast. Caleb Michaels is your average sixteen-year-old.
