A ‘transfixing debut’ with an ‘ominous look’ at tech
Plus: Live with Wajahat Ali today at 10 a.m. Pacific
Today at 10 a.m. Pacific (1 p.m.), I’ll join writer Wajahat Ali of The Left Hook for a live discussion about recent news events, including Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire. You can watch by clicking here.
Publishers Weekly Gives The Nerd Reich a Star!
The first review is in: Publishers Weekly has awarded a coveted starred review to my book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy:
This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration ... It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.
Click here to read the entire review at Publishers Weekly.
The star matters. Only a small percentage of books get one. It signals that this is an important work, one worthy of shelf space in bookstores. After sitting in my office for the past year banging out multiple drafts, it’s a relief to see a major positive review.
If you haven’t already, please do me a favor and pre-order the book today. Use this Bookshop link to support independent bookstores (and this newsletter). Or find your bookseller of choice on The Nerd Reich’s official page at Simon & Schuster.
Early sales and pre-orders make a huge difference! If we sell enough books, we can keep doing this work.
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