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Novelist William Alexander: A.I., Science Fiction and the Future

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Novelist William Alexander: A.I., Science Fiction and the Future
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Join us Nov. 12 for a conversation with William Alexander, Cuban-American science fiction and fantasy author and winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for his first novel, Goblin Secrets (2012).
In praise, the late Ursula K. Le Guin said, "I wish I could have read it when I was eleven.”
Alexander’s debut science fiction novel for adults, Sunward, was a finalist for the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award, and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
The new novel follows the story of a human space traveler charged with mentoring “baby bots,” juvenile AI who are developmentally in their teens, training them how to interact within society, and essentially becoming their foster mom.
4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12
University at Albany
Multi-Purpose Room
1400 Washington Ave., Albany NY 12222
Free and open to the public.
Books will be available for purchase, and a signing will follow the conversation
Cosponsored by the AI & Society College and Research Center, UAlbany’s Writing & Critical Inquiry Program (WCI), and the Honors College.
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