Guess What? I Love You

When indie musician Mike Maimone meets legendary publicist Howard Bragman, neither expects a once-in-a-lifetime love story to unfold. Despite their perceived differences, they quickly build a world together based on music, humor, hard-won wisdom, and the unexpected tenderness that comes from finding your forever person just when you'd given up looking.

But when Howard is diagnosed with cancer on the eve of Mike's proposal, the life they had been envisioning together changes overnight. What follows is both devastating and luminous—a final chapter marked by brutal honesty, fierce devotion, and moments of grace that arrive exactly when they're needed most.

Guess What? I Love You is the memoir of, and soundtrack to the great love of Mike Maimone's life. As he channels his grief into words and music—guided by beautiful and inexplicable synchronicities—readers and listeners witness a transformation from heartbreak toward healing.

The result is both a portrait of devotion and a testament to resilience: a deeply intimate yet universal story celebrating love's power to endure.

PRAISE FOR GUESS WHAT? I LOVE YOU:
 

"A memoir that speaks true to the overwhelming grief of a cherished time cut short, and to the joy of a richly remembered relationship."
— Kirkus Reviews
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"An honest, moving account of love, loss and the radical act of staying open to possibility."
— Los Angeles Magazine

"Structuring his memoir of love and loss as a magnificent mixtape… Maimone invites readers into an intimate narrative that blends headover- heels giddiness with deep devotion."
— BookLife Reviews, a division of Publishers Weekly

"A once-in-a-lifetime love story… heartbreaking and healing all at once."
— Queerty