{"product_id":"pool-house","title":"Pool House","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMary H.K. Choi \u003c\/b\u003eis a \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author whose work has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e. Formerly, she was the culture correspondent for \n\u003ci\u003e Vice News Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e on HBO, a columnist at \n\u003ci\u003eWired \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e, and a guest columnist for the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Opinion desk, as well as an executive producer of the \n\u003ci\u003eHouse of Style\u003c\/i\u003e documentary on MTV. She was awarded the Katherine Min Fellowship at MacDowell and has also written comics for Marvel and DC. She is currently developing her books for film and TV. Follow her on all social media at @choitotheworld, as well as the choitotheworld Substack that covers mental health, culture, and technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePool House\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Choi's story is both ethereal and unexpectedly perilous.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Culturally incisive and relentlessly smart, \u003ci\u003ePool House\u003c\/i\u003e is like Grey Gardens set against the tarnished glitz of the Hollywood C-list. It's time we recognize Mary H.K. Choi as an auteur.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Michelle Zauner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCrying in H Mart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003ePool House \u003c\/i\u003eis a sharp, hilarious, unsparing mother-daughter story. Mary H.K. Choi speaks everything that normally goes unspoken, treating wealth, celebrity, even grief with the merciless yet affectionate point-of-view of a family member--ruthlessly ribbing one moment, and shattering your heart in the next. This book, like its author, is something very special.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Rachel Khong, \u003ci\u003eNew York Ti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal Americans\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Choi's prose is unflinching, dynamic, effervescent, and expansive-- \n\u003ci\u003ePool House\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnum opus and a vibe. With delight and melancholy, Choi stretches questions of care, family, and becoming to their outer limits--the novel is a gem of honesty and clarity amidst the messiness of being a person among other people. Choi continues to astound and \n\u003ci\u003ePool House\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonder.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Bryan Washington, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalaver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Smart and stylish, \n\u003ci\u003ePool House\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-moving story of grief, fame, and the mess and meaning of family, told with Choi's trademark wit and insight.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Lisa Ko, award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemory Piece\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mary H.K. Choi's \n\u003ci\u003ePool House\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep full-bodied dive into joy. Her clarity, precision, and deep understanding [of the bond] between mothers and daughters [will] leave you underlining whole paragraphs with a trembling hand and calling your best friend to read them aloud. What a sparkling, astonishing novel!\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Mira Jacob, author of \u003ci\u003eGood Talk \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The detail and specificity is overwhelming and gorgeous, and it builds to the best possible kind of ending, which is one that I wasn't sitting there anticipating but as soon as it happened, I knew it was the only possible ending. It's just a great, great book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Linda Holmes, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEvvie Drake Starts Over\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Choi offers an evocative study of Hollywood in all its seediness and self-importance...An impressive portrait of an ephemeral and savage world.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"An exquisite mess of mommy issues.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eInterview Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"This gimlet-eyed family drama has plenty of bite.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Stevie, Moon, and Adam aren't particularly likable characters. In fact, there's much about Pool House that is purposefully ugly, even painful, written as if poking a wound to see if it oozes... And yet, keeping their company for the duration of the novel is a powerful thing.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Elle Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Isn't it bliss when a novel that is billed as a perfect summer book actually turns out to be one? I'm not sure just yet what the song of the summer is, but the book of the summer is \n\u003ci\u003ePool House\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Maris Kreizman, author of \u003ci\u003eI Want to Burn This Place Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNAMED A MUST READ BOOK FOR SUMMER BY \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eW MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK POST\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLITHUB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOOKRIOT\u003c\/i\u003e, AND MORE!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sharp, hilarious, unsparing mother-daughter story.\"--Rachel Khong, \u003ci\u003eNew York Ti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eReal Americans \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"It's time we recognize Mary H.K. Choi as an auteur.\"--Michelle Zauner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCrying in H Mart\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBestselling young adult author Mary H.K. Choi debuts a brilliantly observed adult novel about mothers, daughters and the complexity of family set against the backdrop of Hollywood\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStevie cannot escape her mother. Abandoning college plans to work a dead-end job, her days are a purgatorial bore. Many dream of moving to L.A. and into the spotlight, but Stevie can't wait to move away from it, and her mother's orbit, to start over. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoon is many things: an out-of-work actress, a recovering addict, whatever a mistress becomes when she's widowed, and a mother. Reeling in the aftermath of her lover and TV husband's death, Moon struggles to process her grief. And the last thing she expects is for Stevie to leave her too. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, neither Stevie nor Moon can afford to quit each other. And their cost of living forces them into a glass-walled pool house in the backyard, while their home is rented out to pay the bills. But when Adam, Moon's former TV son and Stevie's forever crush, arrives for the funeral, the three are pulled into a messy orbit, moving back into the 'Big House' and play-acting a picture-perfect family even as tensions rise and relationships unravel. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePool House\u003c\/i\u003e is a course charted through the wilderness of motherhood, a story about the challenges of navigating class, fame, burgeoning sexuality, and grief as two women grapple with what it means to grow up and grow older in Hollywood. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250800442, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781250800442, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/27\/2026 (EAN 9781250800442, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eChoi, Mary H K\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMary H.K. Choi \u003c\/b\u003eis a \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author whose work has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e. Formerly, she was the culture correspondent for \n\u003ci\u003e Vice News Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e on HBO, a columnist at \n\u003ci\u003eWired \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e, and a guest columnist for the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Opinion desk, as well as an executive producer of the \n\u003ci\u003eHouse of Style\u003c\/i\u003e documentary on MTV. She was awarded the Katherine Min Fellowship at MacDowell and has also written comics for Marvel and DC. She is currently developing her books for film and TV. Follow her on all social media at @choitotheworld, as well as the choitotheworld Substack that covers mental health, culture, and technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496281735446,"sku":"9781250800442","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781250800442.jpg?v=1783058946","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/pool-house","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}