{"product_id":"new-waves","title":"New Waves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wry and poignant debut novel about a man's search for true connection that is \"both knowing and cutting, a satire of internet culture that is also a moving portrait of a lost human being\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A knowing and thought-provoking exploration of love, modern isolation, and what it means to exist — especially as a person of color — in our increasingly digital age.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e — Celeste Ng, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEverything I Never Told You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--NPR, The New York Public Library, \u003ci\u003eParade, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucas and Margo are fed up. Margo is a brilliant programmer tired of being talked over as the company's sole black employee, and while Lucas is one of many Asians at the firm, he's nearly invisible as a low-paid customer service rep. Together, they decide to steal their tech startup's user database in an attempt at revenge. The heist takes a sudden turn when Margo dies in a car accident, and Lucas is left reeling, wondering what to do with their secret\u003cb\u003e — \u003c\/b\u003eand wondering whether her death really was an accident. When Lucas hacks into Margo's computer looking for answers, he is drawn into her private online life and realizes just how little he knew about his best friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a fresh voice, biting humor, and piercing observations about human nature, Kevin Nguyen brings an insider's knowledge of the tech industry to this imaginative novel. A pitch-perfect exploration of race and startup culture, secrecy and surveillance, social media and friendship, \u003ci\u003eNew Waves\u003c\/i\u003e asks: How well do we really know one another? And how do we form true intimacy and connection in a tech-obsessed world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Waves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Nguyen's stellar debut is a piercing assessment of young adulthood, the tech industry, and racism. . . . Nguyen impressively holds together his overlapping plot threads while providing incisive criticism of privilege and a dose of sharp humor. The story is fast-paced and fascinating, but also deeply felt; the effect is a page-turner with some serious bite.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A blistering sendup of startup culture and a sprawling, ambitious, tender debut.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e — Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41875182583883,"sku":"9781984855251","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/5645\/2427\/files\/imageloader_73aa9e78-7e01-4093-b82f-f9446a6bacc6.jpg?v=1762333947","url":"https:\/\/xiabooks.org\/products\/new-waves","provider":"XIA Books \u0026 Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}