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Wordfest presents Cory Doctorow
Thursday, October 8, 2026
7:00 PM
Calgary
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Memorial Park Library, 2nd Floor. Wordfest welcomes back tech visionary Cory Doctorow and his latest bestseller, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence Before It's Too Late. The show, hosted by Zain Velji, includes an audience Q&A and book signing. Want to be first in the signing line? You can pre-order Doctorow's new book and backlist from Owl's Nest Books here.
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