SOLD OUT Author Talk: Cory Doctorow

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Pre-order Picks & Shovels here and buy The Internet Con here.

Stephen Fry said, "Picks and Shovels, Cory Doctorow’s reconstruction of the rise of Silicon Valley, is note perfect. I love Marty and Art and all the main characters. I love the hope and the thrill that marks the opening section. But I love too the thesis that San Francisco always has failed and always will fail her suitors. Even in the sunlight of that time the shadows are lengthening… the seeds of enshittification are all there. Despite cultural entropy, corruption, greed and all the betrayals there’s a core of hope and honour in the story too..."

Join us for a talk with Canadian-British author, activist and journalist, Cory Doctorow. It promises to be an insightful hour-long talk delving into his works of science fiction, as well as his non-fiction, such as The Internet Con, which has the kind of synopsis that both terrifies and intrigues - Big Tech platforms, operating under the guise of connection, trap people into having their personal life and relationships commodified.

He is the author of many other books, most recently Picks & Shovels, "A classic thriller setup: the little guys vs corporate skulduggery" (The Daily Telegraph); Red Team Blues, a science fiction crime thriller; Chokepoint Capitalism, non-fiction about monopoly and creative labour markets; the Little Brother series for young adults; In Real Life, a graphic novel; and the picture book Poesy the Monster Slayer.

We're lucky enough to have Cory in New Zealand speaking at Unity Books Auckland, and we invite you to come along to hear him speak while enjoying a glass of wine in brilliant company.