{"product_id":"singer-distance-9781959030164","title":"Singer Distance","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn NPR, The Millions, and PopSugar Best Book of 2022 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Vulture, Tor.com, LitHub, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer, \u003c\/i\u003e Debutiful, DailyHive, Gizmodo, and \u003ci\u003eALTAJournal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Fall \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCALIBA Golden Poppy Award Winner \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Surprising, captivating, surpassingly intelligent.\"―Kevin Brockmeier, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Variations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Light from Other Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, Ethan Chatagnier's propulsive, genre-bending debut novel asks: What happens when we discover intelligent life just next door? And what does it really mean to know we're not alone in the universe?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe odds of the planet next door hosting intelligent life are--that's not luck. That's a miracle. It means something. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn December 1960, Crystal Singer, her boyfriend Rick, and three other MIT grad students take a cross-country road trip from Boston to Arizona to paint a message in the desert. Mars has been silent for thirty years, since the last time Earth solved one of the mathematical proofs the Martian civilization carved onto its surface. The latest proof, which seems to assert contradictory truths about distance, has resisted human understanding for decades. Crystal thinks she's solved it, and Rick is intent on putting her answer to the test--if he can keep her from cracking under the pressure on the way. But Crystal's disappearance after the experiment will set him on a different path than he expected, forever changing the distance between them.\u003cbr\u003eFilled with mystery and wonder, Ethan Chatagnier's \u003ci\u003eSinger Distance\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about ambition, loneliness, exploration, and love--about how far we're willing to go to communicate with a distant civilization, and the great lengths we'll travel to connect with each other here on Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEthan Chatagnier\u003c\/b\u003e's stories have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and been listed as notable in The Best American Short Stories. A Pushcart Prize winner, he is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eWarnings from the Future\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Fresno, California, with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tin House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158591631634,"sku":"9781959030164","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96cc1000-6a71-414a-82b7-6e85008d36fa.jpg?v=1774967696","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/singer-distance-9781959030164","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}