{"product_id":"ply-a-novel","title":"Ply \/\/ A Novel (Pre-order, Sep 29 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize–winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrust\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eturns to the future with a novel that examines the place of technology in the American imagination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCenturies from now, at the dawn of a historical epoch filled with both uncertainty and promise, an orphan is adrift in a city on the brink of a great transformation. The state has been dismantled, and humans are reinventing social bonds and learning new ways to coexist with nature. Following a childhood defined by loss, survival, and found family, the orphan grows up to become a “pincher,” someone who steals electricity from the grid to sell it on the black market. It’s a high-risk life, one that brings her into a rich art and music scene where she powers underground concerts. It also leads her to a colossal scientific invention that could change the very fabric of reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter rewriting America’s past with his two previous novels, Hernan Diaz defies expectations with his third and gives us a breathtaking glimpse into the future. A major achievement from a major contemporary writer, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e questions the place of technology in the American experiment with a plot that grabs both heart and mind. It is a novel of ideas built from a story of people. Combining Dickensian odyssey, family drama, and scientific thriller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e poignantly charts the tenuous boundaries of selfhood and the distance that inevitably stands between us and those we love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHernan Diaz\u003c\/b\u003e is the Pulitzer Prize–winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTrust\u003c\/i\u003e, one of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e’s 100 Best Books of the Century. His previous novel, \u003ci\u003eIn the Distance\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN\/Faulkner Award. He has received the John Updike Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Kirkus Prize, a Whiting Award, and a fellowship from the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center. His work has been translated into thirty-seven languages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: September 29, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 464\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780593719541\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches | 1.4 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Popular Fiction, Literary Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hernan Diaz","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Sep 29 2026) Hardcover","offer_id":48020891500779,"sku":"9780593719541","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780593719541.jpg?v=1774646859","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/ply-a-novel","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}