{"product_id":"flux-9781685891930","title":"Flux","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest Book of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, Apple Books, \u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGoodreads.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinalist for the PEN\/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVCU Cabell First Novelist Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldn't predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride.\" -- Ling Ma, author of \u003ci\u003eSeverance \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travel--and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against an infamous now-defunct tech startup, struggles to reconnect with his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So begins Jinwoo Chong's dazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is the saga of an iconic '80s detective show, \u003ci\u003eRaider\u003c\/i\u003e, whose star actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlux\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15483861\"\u003eJinwoo Chong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685891930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685891934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028140\"\u003eScience Fiction | Crime \u0026amp; Mystery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC018000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ | Lesbian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJinwoo Chong\u003c\/b\u003e received an MFA from Columbia University. His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalamander. Flux\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380445147275,"sku":"9781685891930","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_3ecefd95-1c6d-4d63-9a08-eaae1e97a372.jpg?v=1760544433","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/flux-9781685891930","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}