INCARNATE, by Alma Katsu is a satirical techno-thriller, about the dangers of social media and AI, that could not be more timely.

I've read Katsu's work before, but I had no idea that for this book, she drew on her background as a social media research analyst for the U.S. federal government. As a technology forecaster, she saw exactly where all of the early days of social media were taking us: to a dark place.

This story is written with some fantasy flourishes, which helps us digest the messages we need to hear: about what social media screen addiction, AI-generated content, deepfakes, and influencer trends, have done to change us, perhaps irreparably.

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