In Twelve Pitstops You Should Make While Driving to the Afterlife, Mili Mulic—a Bosnian war refugee turned artist and author—blends myth, memory, and metaphor into a deeply human road trip through the soul.

After slipping beyond the threshold of life, a man finds himself standing beneath a colossal tree where Life herself waits. She gives him the keys to his old 1974 Dodge Dart—the car that once carried his immigrant family across an unfamiliar America. With Death in the back seat and Life riding beside him, the man sets off on a surreal journey through twelve symbolic pitstops: Grief, Joy, Doubt, Hope, Purpose, and more.

What unfolds is a lyrical and luminous exploration of what it means to live, to love, and to leave with meaning. Along winding roads and through forgotten memories, the man must confront what he held onto too tightly… and what he never held long enough.

Inspired by the spirit of the American road trip and shaped by the author’s experiences, Twelve Pitstops is a modern spiritual fable—part myth, part memoir of the soul.

This is not the story of a man dying. It is the story of a soul finding peace in the rearview mirror, forgiveness on the shoulder of the road, and love at every turn.

For listeners of The Alchemist, The Midnight Library, and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, this is a book to listen to closely, gift generously, and return to when life feels heavy.