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Chloe Gong’s How Does It End? brings a broken romance into an apocalypse

Chloe Gong’s How Does It End? brings a broken romance into an apocalypse
NewsMythscribe19 October 2026

[Chloe Gong has unveiled How Does It End?](https://thechloegong.com/coming-soon/), a dual-timeline novel following two former lovers through an apocalyptic outbreak in Manhattan. [Delacorte’s US listing](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788785/how-does-it-end-by-chloe-gong/) schedules publication for July 6, 2027, with hardcover, ebook and audio editions among the formats.

Chloe Gong has unveiled How Does It End?, a dual-timeline novel following two former lovers through an apocalyptic outbreak in Manhattan. Delacorte’s US listing schedules publication for July 6, 2027, with hardcover, ebook and audio editions among the formats. Morgan, a former influencer, must cross a barricaded city

to find her mother while Theo tries to keep an escape route open. As Morgan livestreams her journey, the places she passes also bring back their relationship’s history. The book pairs an immediate survival problem with the memories of a romance that has already fallen apart. The acquisition was reported by Publishers

Weekly on October 14; the author’s site now links to preorders. Image: Delacorte Press / Penguin Random House; official cover artwork.

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