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Sebastian Ritscher |
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NEW WAVES
Edgy debut novel, set in the New York City tech world, about a heist gone wrong, a secret online life exposed, and a young man's search for true connection.
NEW WAVES is filled with sharp observations about human nature and a dry, biting humor. Kevin Nguyen brings a fresh voice along with his insider intel of today's tech industry to this story where our young antagonist is faced with the shocking death of his friend and colleague just after they'd decided to steal their start-up company's user database. After she's gone, he discovers she's had a deep and secret life online and he can't help himself but to dive in after her and not only does he find how little he knew about his best friend, but this event also changes his life forever.
NEW WAVES is a pitch-perfect exploration of race and start-up culture, secrecy and surveillance, social media and friendship. It is also incredibly funny and edgy and so timely as Nguyen's characters embody controversial debates on race, gender, and belonging, but he writes with bemused affection for his young characters and always employs a humorous touch that emphasizes the absurdity of it all.
Kevin Nguyen is the features editor at The Verge and was formerly a senior editor at GQ. He's written for The New York Times Book Review, The Paris Review, The Atlantic, The New Republic, and The Millions. He's a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the National Book Foundation Junior Committee, and has served as a judge for the PEN Open Book Award. Nguyen has been named one of 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture by Brooklyn Magazine and a Star Watch Honoree by Publishers Weekly.
He has earned his literary following, and became a Publishers Weekly Rising Star Honoree, from his work for the National Book Foundation, National Book Critics Circle, and PEN America. Nguyen has over 26,000 Twitter followers and his tweeted deal announcement with Chris Jackson's imprint, One World, garnered praise from many authors including Emma Straub, Robin Sloan, Alexander Chee, Jenny Han, Alexandra Alter, and Tommy Orange even responded by offering to blurb the book. Several influencers follow Nguyen on Twitter, including authors (Colson Whitehead, J. Courtney Sullivan, Celeste Ng, Jami Attenberg, Edan Lepucki, Michiko Kakutani, Victor LaValle, John Green, Jennifer Weiner, Rainbow Rowell, Anand Giridharadas, Mira Jacob, Jenna Wortham), actors (John Cho, Chrissy Teigen, Hasan Minhaj), and journalists (nearly half of Nguyen's followers are reporters, including for the New York Times Book Review, NPR, The New Yorker, New York magazine, GQ, This American Life, Teen Vogue, Buzzfeed, and The Millions.) He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Social: Twitter: @knguyen
NEW WAVES is a pitch-perfect exploration of race and start-up culture, secrecy and surveillance, social media and friendship. It is also incredibly funny and edgy and so timely as Nguyen's characters embody controversial debates on race, gender, and belonging, but he writes with bemused affection for his young characters and always employs a humorous touch that emphasizes the absurdity of it all.
Kevin Nguyen is the features editor at The Verge and was formerly a senior editor at GQ. He's written for The New York Times Book Review, The Paris Review, The Atlantic, The New Republic, and The Millions. He's a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the National Book Foundation Junior Committee, and has served as a judge for the PEN Open Book Award. Nguyen has been named one of 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture by Brooklyn Magazine and a Star Watch Honoree by Publishers Weekly.
He has earned his literary following, and became a Publishers Weekly Rising Star Honoree, from his work for the National Book Foundation, National Book Critics Circle, and PEN America. Nguyen has over 26,000 Twitter followers and his tweeted deal announcement with Chris Jackson's imprint, One World, garnered praise from many authors including Emma Straub, Robin Sloan, Alexander Chee, Jenny Han, Alexandra Alter, and Tommy Orange even responded by offering to blurb the book. Several influencers follow Nguyen on Twitter, including authors (Colson Whitehead, J. Courtney Sullivan, Celeste Ng, Jami Attenberg, Edan Lepucki, Michiko Kakutani, Victor LaValle, John Green, Jennifer Weiner, Rainbow Rowell, Anand Giridharadas, Mira Jacob, Jenna Wortham), actors (John Cho, Chrissy Teigen, Hasan Minhaj), and journalists (nearly half of Nguyen's followers are reporters, including for the New York Times Book Review, NPR, The New Yorker, New York magazine, GQ, This American Life, Teen Vogue, Buzzfeed, and The Millions.) He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Social: Twitter: @knguyen
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Published 2020-03-10 by One World |
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Published 2020-03-10 by One World |