Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.fr
Sep 9, 2026, 11:04 AMMonday's threads: How corporate America built a better Roach Motel; and more!
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117228137290589513
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- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 11:04 AM
My latest nonfiction book is the internationally bestselling"The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," from MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374621568/thereversecentaursguidetolifeafterai/
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My previous nonfiction book is the internationally bestselling "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It":
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374619329/enshittification/
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- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 11:04 AM
My ebooks and audiobooks (from FSGxMCD, Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."
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- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 11:04 AM
Upcoming appearances:
* #London: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI with Riley Quinn (Foyle's Picadilly), Sep 9
https://www.foyles.co.uk/events/enshittification-cory-doctorow-riley-quinn* #Manchester: City of Literature, Sep 11
https://www.manchestercityofliterature.com/event/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai-by-cory-doctorow/* #Budapest: Brain Bar, Sep 17
https://brainbar.com/munkatars/cory-doctorow* #Edmonton: Elbows Up (Edmonton Public Library), Sep 28
https://www.epl.ca/blogs/post/elbows-up-with-cory-doctorow/13/
- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 11:04 AM
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #SouthBend: An Evening With Cory Doctorow (Notre Dame), Oct 6
https://franco.nd.edu/events/2026/10/06/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow/* #Hudson, OH: Hudson Library, Oct 7
https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=3850&EventID=596952&PK=* #Calgary: Wordfest, Oct 8
https://wordfest.com/2026/show/wordfest-presents-cory-doctorow-2026/* #Winnipeg: McNally Robinson, Oct 9
https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18991/An-Evening-with-Cory-Doctorow* #Vancouver: Read, Resist, Repair, Rejoice (Vancouver Writers Festival), Oct 19
https://writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event-2026/0114/
- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 11:05 AM
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Victoria: Munro's Books, Oct 20
https://www.munrobooks.com/events/6113620261020* #Vancouver: Life After AI (Vancouver Writers Festival), Oct 22
https://writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event-2026/46* #Ottawa: Life After AI (Ottawa Writers Festival), Oct 24
https://writersfestival.org/event/life-after-ai* Kilkenny: Kilkenomics, Nov 6-8
https://kilkenomics.com/15/
- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 11:05 AM
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Vancouver: BC Policy Solutions Gala, Nov 12
https://bcpolicy.ca/gala/16/
- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 11:05 AM
Recent appearances:
* Fisher-Price Management (Does A Frog Have Scorpion Nature?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVYS4l8M5UI* Downstream with Michael Walker (Novara)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqCVJFr7XM* The future of the tech crisis (How the Light Gets In)
https://iai.tv/video/the-future-of-the-tech-crisis?_auid=2020* How Tech Platforms Took Over the Economy (Dystopia Now)
https://sites.libsyn.com/566555/enshittification-and-reverse-centaurs-cory-doctorow-on-how-tech-platforms-took-over-the-economy* Hope, AI, Fixing the Internet and the Reverse Centaur of it all (Wilosophy)
https://podcastaddict.com/everyone-relax/episode/23141481617/
- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 11:05 AM
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- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 11:05 AM
I'm also on Bluesky. Read today's thread there at:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:web:pluralistic.net/post/3mv3evzs5tk2m
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Justin HancockBishTraining@mastodon.worldSep 9, 2026, 3:24 PM@pluralistic Thank you for your appearance (and patience with MW) on Downstream at Novara. I've found enshittification to be really helpful in my work and I'm looking forward to reading your latest
- Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.frSep 9, 2026, 4:14 PM
@BishTraining thank you!
