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Long Beach, CA — ROMP: An Intoxicated Journey Through Grief by Sam Rosenberg is a forthcoming memoir scheduled for release in May 2026. Told in a candid first-person voice, the book examines bereavement and its influence on identity, behavior, and decision-making during early adulthood, set against a backdrop of international travel, instability, and self-destruction.

At the center of the narrative is Rosenberg’s experience at age 23 following the death of his father, whose declining health and complicated parenting style contributed to long-standing family tension. The period is further shaped by the deaths of two cultural figures Rosenberg deeply admired — Hunter S. Thompson and Mitch Hedberg — losses that coincided with his decision to walk away from stand-up comedy, then his primary professional pursuit.

In the aftermath, Rosenberg leaves New York City and travels across Europe, drifting through unfamiliar cities, unstable living situations, substance use, and increasingly reckless behavior. Drawing heavily from contemporaneous journals, emails, and personal correspondence, the memoir presents itself less as retrospective analysis and more as an immediate record of lived experience.

Part travel narrative, part psychological portrait, ROMP explores grief not as a singular emotional event but as a force capable of reshaping perception, identity, and behavior. The memoir examines avoidance, disorientation, addiction, inherited family dynamics, and the struggle to separate one’s adult identity from deeply embedded patterns of upbringing.

Written by a former stand-up comedian and chef, ROMP is intended for adult readers navigating loss, complicated family histories, addiction, or periods of personal transition and instability. At its core, the book asks what remains of a person after grief dismantles the structure they once relied upon.

ROMP: An Intoxicated Journey Through Grief will be available in May 2026. Final publication details, including distribution channels, are expected to be confirmed by the publisher.

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