News
I'm excited to say that I have a new nonfiction book
coming out on May 19.
A "fix" can refer to a bad situation.
A "fix" can also mean a repair or cure.
Though we're often told that "You can't stop progress," we can identify powerful factors that push technologies (and technologists) in dangerous directions. This book presents an exceptionally comprehensive array of specific things that citizens and elected officials can do to push back.
Here are a few sample blurbs:
"I really like The Frankenstein Fix for the way it provides clear, actionable alternatives to tech doom."
—Douglas Rushkoff, author of Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus and Team Human
"An outstanding and impressive book. I learned a hundred things that I didn't understand or appreciate that all happened when I thought I was paying attention."
—Tom Zoellner, Ph.D., winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award
"This book really gets at the roots of why the culture and mentality of too many of today's tech leaders can lead to harmful consequences for all of us."
—Katy Cook, psychologist and author of The Psychology of Silicon Valley
"Recommended reading for anyone who believes we deserve a better future than the one currently being peddled by Silicon Valley."
—Wendy Liu, author of Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology from Capitalism
More News:
I have a new crime novel, titled Where You'll Find Me, coming out in August, 2026 from Level Best Books. This is the start of a new series, to be followed by a sequel from Level Best in 2027.
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Ebooks and Audiobooks
My Jack Leightner quartet of crime novels are available as ebooks from Open Road Media. Storms Can't Hurt the Sky is also available as an ebook.
Those books are also available as audiobooks from Audible.com.