{"product_id":"culpability-oprahs-book-club-9781954118966","title":"Culpability (Oprah's Book Club) by Holsinger, Bruce","description":"\u003cb\u003e- OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I was riveted until the very last shocking sentence!\"--Oprah Winfrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most of-the-moment novel I've read all year, and it's the book of the summer.\"--\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you want an engaging novel sure to spark great discussion about that thorny [AI] future, this is it.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRon Charles, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA suspenseful family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Cassidy-Shaws' autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver's seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorbed in her work. Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a weeklong recuperation on the Chesapeake Bay, the family confronts the excruciating moral dilemmas triggered by the crash. Noah tries to hold the family together as a seemingly routine police investigation jeopardizes Charlie's future. Alice and Izzy turn strangely furtive. And Lorelei's odd behavior tugs at Noah's suspicions that there is a darker truth behind the incident--suspicions heightened by the sudden intrusion of Daniel Monet, a tech mogul whose mysterious history with Lorelei hints at betrayal. When Charlie falls for Monet's teenaged daughter, the stakes are raised even higher in this propulsive family drama that is also a fascinating exploration of the moral responsibility and ethical consequences of AI. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulpability\u003c\/i\u003e explores a world newly shaped by chatbots, autonomous cars, drones, and other nonhuman forces in ways that are thrilling, challenging, and unimaginably provocative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Holsinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spiegel \u0026amp; Grau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954118966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Holsinger \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of four novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Displacements\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gifted School\u003c\/i\u003e, and many works of nonfiction, most recently \u003ci\u003eOn Parchment: Animals, Archives, and the Making of Culture from Herodotus to the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e (Yale University Press). His books have been recognized with the Colorado Book Award, the John Hurt Fisher Prize, the Philip Brett Award, the John Nicholas Brown Prize, the Modern Language Association's Prize for a First Book, and others. His essays and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications, and he has been profiled on NPR's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere \u0026amp; Now\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarketplace\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Holsinger teaches in the department of English at the University of Virginia, where he specializes in medieval literature and modern critical thought and serves as editor of the quarterly journal \u003ci\u003eNew Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e. He also teaches craft classes and serves as board chairman for WriterHouse, a local nonprofit in Charlottesville.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiegel \u0026 Grau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648305127577,"sku":"9781954118966","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_f49c529b-317a-4b20-a101-b70d49af1cae.jpg?v=1755371399","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/culpability-oprahs-book-club-9781954118966","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}