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CNET Book Club

13 Episodes

61 minutes | Dec 11, 2019
CNET Book Club: Jeff VanderMeer brings Dead Astronauts to life
The author of Borne, Annihilation and Wonderbook joins us to talk about his new novel, holiday gift book ideas, and why we're all obsessed with Watchmen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 minutes | Jul 15, 2019
Brad Thor on Backlash and the dangers of social media
The best-selling spy thriller author explains why he'll never trust Alexa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
37 minutes | Jun 27, 2019
Neal Stephenson uploads us into the digital afterlife (CNET Book Club)
The author of Fall, or Dodge in Hell (and creator of the Metaverse) talks about his newest sci-fi epic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 minutes | Jun 11, 2019
CNET Book Club: Blake Crouch messes with your memories in "Recursion"
The author of the Wayward Pines series dives into the nature of memory and alternate timelines in his new high-tech thriller.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
38 minutes | May 17, 2019
CNET Book Club: Tim Maughan on the dangers of big data and smart cities... or what if we broke the internet?
The author of the new near-future novel Infinite Detail discusses AR, what's wrong with AI, and imagines our broken future.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 minutes | Apr 4, 2019
Josh Frank on bringing the Marx Brothers and Salvador Dalí together
In Giraffes On Horseback Salad, the author and his collaborators, including Tim Heidecker, bring a long-lost film project to life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
43 minutes | Mar 23, 2019
Douglas Rushkoff on why we all need to join Team Human
The author of Present Shock and Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus talks about his new book, and how the future of technology lies in human collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 minutes | Dec 21, 2018
Holiday 2018 gift guide special
Find a great gift idea with these books that are only available, or only really work, in physical dead-tree form, from a lavishly illustrated history of Dungeons & Dragons to the creativity-inspiring Wonderbook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
55 minutes | Jun 20, 2018
Jaron Lanier on the future of VR and why we should all quit social media
Episode 5: The VR pioneer shows us just how much we're being manipulated by Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
37 minutes | Mar 19, 2018
Episode 4: 'Down the River Unto the Sea' by Walter Mosley
We talk to the legendary author about his detective fiction, including a new book set in modern-day Brooklyn, as well as his genre-bending sci-fi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
35 minutes | Nov 14, 2017
Episode 3: 'Artemis' by Andy Weir
The best-selling author of "The Martian" tackles his next celestial body by taking the action of "Artemis" to the first city on the moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
70 minutes | Oct 19, 2017
Episode 2: 'Walkaway' by Cory Doctorow
In our new podcast about tech-related books, we talk to the author of a novel that explores what happens when people just walk away from everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
48 minutes | Aug 25, 2017
Episode 1: Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
In our new podcast we talk about books we think you'll like, from science and technology to sci-fi and thrillers. In this episode, author Jeff VanderMeer calls in to talk about his new post-apocalyptic novel, Borne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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