{"product_id":"dead-in-long-beach-california-venita-blackburn-9780374602826","title":"Dead in Long Beach, California","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Told by machines from the future, Blackburn's idiosyncratic grief novel is as freshly devastating as they come.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"You can try bracing yourself for the ride this story takes you on, but it's best to just surrender. Your wig is going to fall off no matter what you do.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Saeed Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eHow We Fight for Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gut-busting and heartbreaking descent into one woman's fraying connection to reality, from a soon-to-be superstar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoral is the first person to discover her brother Jay's dead body in the wake of his suicide. There's no note, only a drably furnished bachelor pad in Long Beach, California, and a cell phone with a handful of numbers in it. Coral pockets the phone. And then she starts responding to texts as her dead brother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of one week, Coral, the successful yet lonely author of a hit dystopian novel, \u003ci\u003eWildfire\u003c\/i\u003e, becomes increasingly untethered from reality. Blindsided by grief and operating with reckless determination, she doubles --and triples--down on posing as her brother, risking not only her own sanity but her relationship with her precocious niece, Khadijah. As Coral's swirl of lies slowly closes in on her, the quirky and mysterious alien world of \u003ci\u003eWildfire \u003c\/i\u003ebecomes enmeshed in her own reality, in the process pushing long-buried memories, traumas, and secrets dangerously into the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA form-shifting and soul-crunching chronicle of grief and crisis, Venita Blackburn's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eDead in Long Beach, California\u003c\/i\u003e, is a fleet-footed marvel of self-discovery and storytelling that explores the depths of humankind's capacity for harm and healing. With the daring, often hilarious imagination that made her an acclaimed short-fiction innovator, Blackburn crafts a layered, page-turning reckoning with what it means to be alive, dead, and somewhere in between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Venita Blackburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374602824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374602826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MCD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.59h x 5.58w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023 pg. 97","brand":"Venita Blackburn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44201801318655,"sku":"9780374602826","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b665d8de-8530-44d8-a36a-8a78f6b5d1bf.jpg?v=1691491489","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-in-long-beach-california-venita-blackburn-9780374602826","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}