USERS appears on Vulture's 'Most Anticipated' list and more!

It’s been a big couple weeks for USERS! It’s exciting to see all the early buzz…

USERS has appeared on several ‘Most Anticipated’ and ‘Can’t Miss’ lists, here’s the run-down:

Vulture said, “This crafty look at the (de-)generative powers of tech in the dawn of web3 is a shrewd investigation of power, desire, and manipulation.”

https://www.vulture.com/article/new-books-releases-what-to-read.html

The Millions said, “…in the fictional world of Winnette’s latest novel, we encounter a strong critique and timely caution [of] the devastation that awaits when we entrust the mechanisms we’ve built to do our thinking, our feeling, and our living for us.”

https://themillions.com/2023/01/most-anticipated-the-great-2023a-book-preview.html

The good folks at Powell's Books said, “…weird and unexpected, riveting and eager to mess with your mind.”

https://www.powells.com/post/lists/powells-2023-book-preview-the-first-quarter

TOR.com said, “Users zeroes in on the world of tech startups and social media, focusing on the fraught life of an overworked man on the verge of a breakthrough. Over time, that becomes something groundbreaking—and something that takes its characters to increasingly unsettling places.”

https://www.tor.com/2023/01/06/cant-miss-indie-press-speculative-fiction-for-january-and-february-2023/

Pre-order your copy of USERS today: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719650/users-by-colin-winnette/

USERS excerpted in BOMB Magazine...

The great folks at BOMB Magazine have excerpted an uncomfortable family scene from USERS! Now that the holidays are in our rear view, you can read it a bit more comfortably.

I’m honored to finally have a piece of fiction in BOMB, and to have it be an excerpt from a book of which I’m so proud. Thanks to Ben Samuel and the editors at BOMB.

Take a look, support BOMB, and get your copy here.

USERS is "Most Anticipated..."

In Our Culture Magazine, Sam Franzini lists USERS as one of “Our Most Anticipated Books of 2023.”

“Colin Winnette’s first novel in five years is Users, an introspective look at the absurdities and quirks of start-up culture, technology, life, and how they all intertwine.”

Read the full list here: https://ourculturemag.com/2022/12/24/our-most-anticipated-books-of-2023