{"product_id":"singer-distance-9781953534439","title":"Singer Distance","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn NPR, The Millions, and PopSugar Best Book of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Vulture, Tor.com, LitHub, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer, \u003c\/i\u003e Debutiful, DailyHive, Gizmodo, and \u003ci\u003eALTAJournal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Fall \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCALIBA Golden Poppy Award Winner \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Surprising, captivating, surpassingly intelligent.\"―Kevin Brockmeier, author of\u003ci\u003e The 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tin House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953534439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.87w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/04\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ethan Chatagnier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52983062888629,"sku":"9781953534439","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781953534439.jpg?v=1787063865","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/singer-distance-9781953534439","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}