CNET Book Club Podcast
1) CNET Book Club: Jeff VanderMeer brings Dead Astronauts to life
The author of Borne, Annihilation and Wonderbook joins us to talk about his new novel, holiday gift book ideas, and why we're all obsessed with Watchmen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...Show More
2) Brad Thor on Backlash and the dangers of social media
The best-selling spy thriller author explains why he'll never trust Alexa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3) Neal Stephenson uploads us into the digital afterlife (CNET Book Club)
The author of Fall, or Dodge in Hell (and creator of the Metaverse) talks about his newest sci-fi epic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4) CNET Book Club: Blake Crouch messes with your memories in "Recursion"
The author of the Wayward Pines series dives into the nature of memory and alternate timelines in his new high-tech thriller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5) CNET Book Club: Tim Maughan on the dangers of big data and smart cities... or what if we broke the internet?
The author of the new near-future novel Infinite Detail discusses AR, what's wrong with AI, and imagines our broken future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6) Josh Frank on bringing the Marx Brothers and Salvador Dalí together
In Giraffes On Horseback Salad, the author and his collaborators, including Tim Heidecker, bring a long-lost film project to life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7) Douglas Rushkoff on why we all need to join Team Human
The author of Present Shock and Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus talks about his new book, and how the future of technology lies in human collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...Show More
8) Holiday 2018 gift guide special
Find a great gift idea with these books that are only available, or only really work, in physical dead-tree form, from a lavishly illustrated history of Dungeons & Dragons to the creativity-inspiring ...Show More
9) Jaron Lanier on the future of VR and why we should all quit social media
Episode 5: The VR pioneer shows us just how much we're being manipulated by Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10) Episode 4: 'Down the River Unto the Sea' by Walter Mosley
We talk to the legendary author about his detective fiction, including a new book set in modern-day Brooklyn, as well as his genre-bending sci-fi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...Show More