“An ecstatically written, sensory feast”

“Beautifully tender”


888 lOve and the DIVINE
BURDEN OF NUMBERS

what readers
are saying about…

“Expect to fall in love”

“Will linger long
after the final page”

“Crackles with
energy and verve”

Publicity & Press

  • THE SOURCE WEEKLY includes 888 LOVE in their Summer Reading round-up as of one “the biggest titles of the summer” and calls it a “a dazzling love story set in the mid-'90s that buzzes with pop culture energy.” FULL ARTICLE (JULY 2024)

  • AUDIOFILE magazine says:”Wong breathes life into the diverse cast of characters with an energetic precision that gives this audiobook the feeling of a lively radio drama…Wong's mastery of tone and pacing will draw listeners deeper into the story, keeping them consistently entertained. FULL REVIEW (MAY 2024)

  • AUDIBLE can’t get enough and names 888 LOVE one of the MOST BUZZWORTHY LISTENS OF 2024. (APRIL 2024)

  • AUDIBLE’s EDITORS SELECT says: “One of 2024’s strongest debuts: Only a few times a year are we presented a title that almost everyone on the editorial team jumps at any opportunity to get an early copy. Where even before listening to it, it’s already made its way into our own micro-zeitgeist here and we speak about it with a familiarity and shorthand one might use to talk about the latest Sunday night HBO drama. So far this year, it’s been 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers. Filled with ’90s pop culture references that scratch an itch for even a tail-end millennial like myself, 888 is a love story that is smart and unusual and so compulsively listenable, the 12-and-a-half-hour run time isn’t even going to feel like enough.” FULL ARTICLE (APRIL 2024)

  • American Library Association’s BOOKLIST says: “A riotous coming-of-age, written with electric energy and powered by (now) classic late twentieth-century music and films and dreamy directorial conversations." FULL REVIEW on p. 16 (APRIL 2024)

  • SHELF AWARENESS says: “A spot-on dive into 1990s New York and the struggles of finding out who you are meant to be and all the ways you might be meant to love, Abraham Chang's debut is hilarious and sweet, a pure delight” FULL REVIEW (MARCH 2024)

  • THE CENTER FOR FICTION includes 888 LOVE in their WEEKLY RECOMMENDS and says: “Nostalgic for New York in the '90s? This book is a delightful delve into that period…Chang strikes a chord that many readers will relate to and the ‘soundtrack highlights’ that mark each chapter provide a background playlist that adds to the evocative atmosphere.” (APRIL 2024)

  • GOODREADS names 888 LOVE one of the BUZZY DEBUT NOVELS FROM THE FIRST HALF OF 2024 (JUNE 2024)

  • GOODREADS names 888 LOVE an EDITOR’S BOOK PICK FOR APRIL (MARCH 2024)