First published 2012
William Gibson made his name writing novels from Neuromancer through his recent contemporary works Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History. Over three decades, major publications recruited him to analyze modern culture. Wired dispatched him to Singapore to examine one of the world's most controlled societies. The New York Times Magazine commissioned him to diagnose Internet problems. Rolling Stone ran his piece on how music and culture create soundtracks for our daily existence. At the 2010 Book Expo, he explored how writers and readers interact. This collection gathers these scattered pieces for the first time. Several essays appear in print here initially. The volume also rescues journalism from defunct magazines, small publishers, and digital sources. Gibson's cultural commentary reveals the thinking that influenced both literary peers and broader society. Readers gain direct access to the analytical mind behind cyberpunk fiction.
Genres: essays, non-fiction, 21st-century, journalism, academic
Vibes: analytical, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: analytical, expert
Setting: Singapore
Period: 2010
255 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons