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Living in a reality show

In dystopian fiction, the authorities rarely take sensible steps to avoid society spiralling towards disaster. The landmark social media ban for under 16s may or may not have the desired effect, but any escape from our performance society is desirable.

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Book Launch: 30th March at Bookhaus
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Book Launch: 30th March at Bookhaus

This book has been a long time in the making and I was delighted to launch it at Bristol’s lively indie bookstore Bookhaus on 30th March 2026.

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Talking AI at the Dystopian Book Club

James Smythe’s dystopian novel I Still Dream, is also about an artificial intelligence, and deals with many of the same themes as Everything About You. Thus it was no problem launching into a lively and in-depth AI debate when I joined him in London – along with Rachel Heng, author of Suicide Club – at…

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  • About
    • Writer mentoring and critiques
    • Interviews with Heather Child
  • People’s Republic of Love
    • Questions for book clubs
  • The Undoing of Arlo Knott
    • Arlo’s book club questions
  • Everything About You
    • Book club questions
    • Your Virtual Assistant
    • The Data Age
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • Newsletter
    • Past newsletters
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