Ian Rader

Ian Rader is a person in long-term recovery from alcoholism and addiction, with a sobriety date of August 28, 2015. He credits the 12-step fellowships for saving his life — but The Big Bitter Book isn’t that kind of recovery book.

Equal parts satire and therapy, Ian’s writing channels the raw, petty truth of personal growth when it feels more like emotional debt collection than healing. He wrote this book for anyone who’s tried to “do the work” but still ends up muttering sarcastic affirmations through gritted teeth.

Ian lives in the in-between space of self-help and self-sabotage, and The Big Bitter Book is his thank-you card to everyone who’s ever tried to change and still walked away bitter. He’s not here to save your life — just to make you laugh at the mess.