{"product_id":"thrum-9781968523053","title":"thrum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tenuous infrastructure of a society fueled by liquid electricity is on the verge of collapsing. \u003cem\u003ethrum\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a city in a state of aneurysm, told by a man who believes he's fortunate enough to have escaped to the countryside, a woman without the means to, and the long history of obsessive excavation that, for centuries, has invited ruin.\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003ethrum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A nightmarish image-blasting assault on the senses, McConnell's \u003cem\u003ethrum\u003c\/em\u003e evokes the early visions of J.G. Ballard in a new and beautiful way.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Shane Jones, author of \u003cem\u003eLight Boxes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVincent and Alice and Alice \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003ethrum\u003c\/em\u003e, Jon Chaiim McConnell achieves that rare thing, a concise and hypnotizing speculative novella whose innovative, futuristic content mirrors and matches its language. A current of electricity blazes, literally and figuratively, through this brief but unforgettable debut.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- John Keene, National Book Award winner, and author of \u003cem\u003eCounternarratives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a live wire of a book, a language-driven, searing and startling picture of a not quite apocalyptic society on the verge, a world rotted differently but just as crumbling as ours.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Amber Sparks, author of \u003cem\u003eHappy People Don't Live Here\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAnd I Do Not Forgive You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Death of Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968523053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.29d","brand":"Jon Chaiim McConnell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459203260597,"sku":"9781968523053","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781968523053.jpg?v=1791297825","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thrum-9781968523053","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}