Category Archives: Books

At the Kojo Nnamdi Show

I was invited to The Kojo Nnamdi Show, WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC, and was interviewed by guest host Todd Kliman. We talked about my book, Anatomy of a Robot, which he had read so carefully, and about the perennial appeal of robots and other artificial people! It was a great conversation, and wonderful experience […]

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My book is here! Anatomy of a Robot!

My new book, Anatomy of a Robot: Literature, Cinema and the Cultural Work or Artificial People has just come out from Rutgers University Press. It is so exciting to see this project come to fruition and the book looks beautiful. Here is some more information about this project. Description Why do we find artificial people […]

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Anatomy of a Robot

Here is the cover of my forthcoming book! The image is from artist Jeremy Mayer, who creates these beautiful sculptures from recycled typewriter parts. He does not glue or solder them, he just disassembles the typewriters completely, and reassembles the parts in new organic configurations. Find out more about his work and his current projects […]

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