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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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/
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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-2026/01
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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/
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Vancouver: BC Policy Solutions Gala, Nov 12
https://bcpolicy.ca/gala/
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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/231414816
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https://bsky.app/profile/did:web:pluralistic.net/post/3mv3evzs5tk2m
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@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
@BishTraining thank you!