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Books: https://craphound.com
Blog: https://pluralistic.net
Podcast: https://craphound.com/podcast/
Latest book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374621568/thereversecentaursguidetolifeafterai/

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Cory Doctorow · 2d
I'm also on Bluesky. Read today's thread there at: https://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3mur46k3k2k2d eof/
Cory Doctorow · 2d
Upcoming appearances (cont'd): * #Vancouver: Read, Resist, Repair, Rejoice (Vancouver Writers Festival), Oct 19 https://writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event-2026/01 * #Victoria: Munro's Books, Oct 20 ht...
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Cory Doctorow @Cory Doctorow
Recent appearances:

* 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

* Deflating the AI Bubble (Do Not Pass Go)
https://www.donotpassgo.ca/p/deflating-the-ai-bubble-with-cory

* Technofeudal Enshittification (Fucking Cancelled)
https://www.fuckingcancelled.com/p/technofeudal-enshittification-with

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Cory Doctorow · 2d
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Cory Doctorow · 2d
Upcoming appearances (cont'd): * #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/elbo...
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Cory Doctorow @Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #Vancouver: Read, Resist, Repair, Rejoice (Vancouver Writers Festival), Oct 19
https://writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event-2026/01

* #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

* #Vancouver: BC Policy Solutions Gala, Nov 12
https://bcpolicy.ca/gala/

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Cory Doctorow · 2d
Recent appearances: * 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-platfo...
Cory Doctorow · 2d
Upcoming appearances: * #Dąbrowa Górnicza, Kongres Regeneracja! to interdyscyplinarna, Sep 5 https://regeneracja.plse.org.pl/ * #Warsaw: Romana i Jana Podoskich, Sep 6 https://wydarzenia.phub.pl/e...
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Cory Doctorow @Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #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/

* #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

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Cory Doctorow · 2d
Upcoming appearances (cont'd): * #Vancouver: Read, Resist, Repair, Rejoice (Vancouver Writers Festival), Oct 19 https://writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event-2026/01 * #Victoria: Munro's Books, Oct 20 https://www.munrobooks.com/events/6113620261020 * #Vancouver: Life After AI (Vancouver Writers Festiv...
Cory Doctorow · 2d
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 ...
 Cory Doctorow profile picture
Cory Doctorow @Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances:

* #Dąbrowa Górnicza, Kongres Regeneracja! to interdyscyplinarna, Sep 5
https://regeneracja.plse.org.pl/

* #Warsaw: Romana i Jana Podoskich, Sep 6
https://wydarzenia.phub.pl/events/0ee0e198-f843-423a-890f-c84ff50a46c0

* #Brighton: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI with Carole Cadwalladr (Brighton Dome), Sep 8
https://brightondome.org/whats-on/LSC-cory-doctorow-the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai/

* #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

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Cory Doctorow · 2d
Upcoming appearances (cont'd): * #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/ * #SouthBend: An Evening With Cory Doctorow (Notre Dame), Oct 6 https://f...
Cory Doctorow · 2d
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/thereverse...
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Cory Doctorow @Cory Doctorow
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."

https://craphound.com/shop/

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Cory Doctorow · 2d
Upcoming appearances: * #Dąbrowa Górnicza, Kongres Regeneracja! to interdyscyplinarna, Sep 5 https://regeneracja.plse.org.pl/ * #Warsaw: Romana i Jana Podoskich, Sep 6 https://wydarzenia.phub.pl/events/0ee0e198-f843-423a-890f-c84ff50a46c0 * #Brighton: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After A...
Cory Doctorow · 2d
Yesterday's threads: Amazon achieves enshittification inception; and more! https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117212202682545825 6/ https://static.mamot.fr/media_attachments/files/117/217/595/379/172/886...
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Cory Doctorow @Cory Doctorow
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 Doctorow · 2d
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." https://craphound.com/shop/ 8/ htt...
Cory Doctorow · 2d
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/ -- My previous nonfiction book is the internationally bestselling "Ens...
Cory Doctorow · 2d
#25yrsago Advertisers claim they can hack your childhood memories https://web.archive.org/web/20010921022846/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/science/story.jsp?story=92386 #25yrsago Wind-up cellphone...
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#15yrsago Advice for self-publishers: why should anyone care about your book? https://locusmag.com/feature/cory-doctorow-why-should-anyone-care/

#5yrsago A letter to a discouraged young writer https://pluralistic.net/2021/09/05/why-bother/

#1yrago Why Wikipedia works https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/05/be-the-first-person/#to-not-do-something-that-no-one-else-has-ever-thought-of-not-doing-before

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Cory Doctorow · 2d
Yesterday's threads: Amazon achieves enshittification inception; and more! https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117212202682545825 6/ https://static.mamot.fr/media_attachments/files/117/217/595/379/172/886/original/0c5115f2e632c735.jpg
Cory Doctorow · 2d
Hey look at this * Rising Customer Durability, Falling Business Dynamism https://www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/research/stigler/pdfs/workingpapers/387_customer.pdf * DOGE Affiliate Asked for College ...
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Cory Doctorow @Cory Doctorow
#25yrsago Advertisers claim they can hack your childhood memories https://web.archive.org/web/20010921022846/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/science/story.jsp?story=92386

#25yrsago Wind-up cellphone charger https://web.archive.org/web/20011031122531/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001310179,00.html

#20yrsago Steven Brust’s Dzur: witty and exciting heroic fantasy https://memex.craphound.com/2006/09/05/steven-brusts-dzur-witty-and-exciting-heroic-fantasy/

#20yrsago America to US gov’t: kill the Broadcast Treaty! http://www.cptech.org/ip/wipo/bt/jointletter5sep06usptoforum.pdf

#20yrsago New Zealand wants a Ministry of DRM https://web.archive.org/web/20070108042834/http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/NZ_draws_line_on_DRM_and_trusted_computing/0,130061733,339270846,00.htm

#20yrsago Is it legal to look at the Web in Canada? https://web.archive.org/web/20061010120919/http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1411/135/

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Cory Doctorow · 2d
#15yrsago Advice for self-publishers: why should anyone care about your book? https://locusmag.com/feature/cory-doctorow-why-should-anyone-care/ #5yrsago A letter to a discouraged young writer https://pluralistic.net/2021/09/05/why-bother/ #1yrago Why Wikipedia works https://pluralistic.net/2025/0...
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Hey look at this

* Rising Customer Durability, Falling Business Dynamism https://www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/research/stigler/pdfs/workingpapers/387_customer.pdf

* DOGE Affiliate Asked for College Credits for Participating in Takeover https://www.wired.com/story/doge-affiliate-asked-for-college-credits-for-participating-in-takeover/

* Why office workers are turning against AI https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/why-office-workers-are-turning-against

* The Quiet Decision Microsoft Made That Devastated Thousands of Nonprofits https://slate.com/technology/2026/08/microsoft-software-nonprofit-data-delete.html

* Vote for the 2026 Tiny Awards Winner https://tinyawards.net/vote/

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Cory Doctorow · 2d
#25yrsago Advertisers claim they can hack your childhood memories https://web.archive.org/web/20010921022846/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/science/story.jsp?story=92386 #25yrsago Wind-up cellphone charger https://web.archive.org/web/20011031122531/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-200131017...