A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • An enchanting novel about Ro, a woman tossed overboard by heartbreak and loss, who has to find her way back to stable shores with the help of a giant Pacific octopus at the mall aquarium where she works. “Immersively beautiful.... A kaleidoscope of originality." —Weike Wang, acclaimed author of Joan is Okay Ro is stuck. She's just entered her thirties, she's estranged from her mother, and her boyfriend has just left her to join a mission to Mars. Her days are spent dragging herself to her menial job at the aquarium, and her nights are spent drinking sharktinis (Mountain Dew and copious amounts of gin, plus a hint of jalapeño). With her best friend pulling away to focus on her upcoming wedding, Ro's only companion is Dolores, a giant Pacific octopus who also happens to be Ro's last remaining link to her father, a marine biologist who disappeared while on an expedition when Ro was a teenager. When Dolores is sold to a wealthy investor intent on moving her to a private aquarium, Ro finds herself on the precipice of self-destruction. Wading through memories of her youth, Ro realizes she can either lose herself in the undertow of reminiscence, or finally come to terms with her childhood trauma, recommit to those around her, and find her place in an ever-changing world. **2024 ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR ADULT FICTION HONOR* **LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE** **A Most Anticipated Book of the Spring by The New York Times ** **A Most Anticipated Book of the Year by The Millions, Literary Hub, Zibby Mag, and Debutiful** **One of Electric Literature's " 62 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2023"**   “This debut novel is ‘moving, textured, and at times laugh-out-loud,’ Wang says.” — Today.com “If you’ve ever been stuck in familiar patterns and felt yourself losing momentum, you’ll relate to this novel’s protagonist. When we meet Ro, she’s mourning a breakup, drifting away from her best friend, and letting childhood traumas lie. But as she prepares to say goodbye to Dolores — the giant octopus she takes care of at her aquarium job, who’s been sold to a wealthy investor — she goes through her own metamorphosis. Trust us: This unique, smart, emotionally rich book is a must-read.” —The Skimm “ Sea Change is an immersive and unforgettable debut, that melts the cockles of your heart.” — The Masters Review “Delightful and slightly off-kilter. . . . This off-beat tale has heart.” — Publishers Weekly “With great tenderness, Chung explores the themes of family and belonging, the people who come in and out of our lives, the ones who leave, and the ones who stay.” — Newcity Lit   “Charmingly offbeat. . . . The self-hating young woman is a familiar figure in recent fiction, but the specifics of Ro's situation and her friendship with Dolores, along with the speculative elements, make Sea Change stand out.” — Shelf Awareness   “Call it My Octopus Teacher II: Depressive Boogaloo. In Chung's lightly fantastical debut, 30-year-old Ro is in the thick of a quarter-life crisis: Her marine-biologist father disappeared years ago, her ex-boyfriend is off to train for a mission to Mars, and a giant cephalopod named Dolores may be her only friend at the mall aquarium where she begrudgingly cleans the tanks and does other menial tasks. Can Ro find a leg (or eight arms) to stand on?” — Entertainment Weekly “ Sea Change is a standout of the 2023 debut class. It will pull you in from the first page and not let go as you traverse through a sea of originality. It’s filled with stunning and scrumptious prose.”  — Debutiful   “This stellar debut novel opens on a horny octopus. I feel like this blurb could end there, because you’re probably sold, but I’ll keep going. . . . Gina Chung writes about the marvels of marine life with such intense care and beauty. . . . Sea Change is sure to make a splash! (Sorry.) Get ready to dive in!” —Katie Yee, Lit Hub “Gina Chung's Sea Change is both elegant and jagged, sharp and lush. It's so utterly original, with Chung's rich and rewarding prose guiding and charting new territory in love and grief and growth. This novel about settling into yourself, changing alongside your family, eclipsing expectations, and searching for hope in infinitude is humorous and ruminative, transcending genres entirely. Chung's writing is masterful, and Sea Change is glorious.” —Bryan Washington, author of Memorial and Lot “There are no limits to what Chung can do.  Her prose is so immersively beautiful that at times I felt swept away in a wave, admiring from underwater, her scintillating refractions of light.  Chung's debut is a kaleidoscope of originality.  She will enchant you.”   —Weike Wang, author of Joan is Okay “ Sea Change heralds the arrival of a new talent. Weaving deftly between humor and longing, Chung's masterful prose interrogates what it means to be alive--a