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The Stories In 'Reality' Have Some Bite W.W. Norton You don't have to be a full-on Luddite to have a healthy fear of technology. Anyone who's seen movies like Ring or Westworld or Black Mirror, might find themselves a little creeped out by the gadgets, programs and apps that have taken over our lives, especially over the last year. (Zoom has entered the chat.) In his new short story collection, Reality, British author John Lanchester considers the dark side of technology, from smartphones to selfie sticks. It's a smart book, scary as hell, and also a whole lot of fun.

WW Norton A year ago this week, I sent my students off on Spring Break: That was the last time we were physically present in a room together. We returned after break, reconstituted as pixels on a laptop screen, each of us in our own little Zoom frames, Nietzsche's "prison house of self" for the digital age. I'm grateful to be able to teach online and stay safe, but on the evenings when this semester's classes end and we all wave goodbye, and then, suddenly, everyone disappears — it all feels a little uncanny. No wonder, John Lanchester's collection of tech-y ghost stories seem...

Listen • 6:51 A year ago this week, I sent my students off on Spring Break: That was the last time we were physically present in a room together. We returned after break, reconstituted as pixels on a laptop screen, each of us in our own little Zoom frames, Nietzsche's "prison house of self" for the digital age. I'm grateful to be able to teach online and stay safe, but on the evenings when this semester's classes end and we all wave goodbye, and then, suddenly, everyone disappears — it all feels a little uncanny. No wonder, John Lanchester's collection of tech-y ghost ...

BBC Sounds - Open Book - Available Episodes Open Book Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics Episodes (577Available)

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