Esquire Magazine listed Users as one of the “Best Books of Winter 2023,” writing, “Gripping, clever, and terrifying, Users sucks you in just like a video game.”
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g42622809/best-books-2023/
USERS is one of Nylon's 11 Must-Reads...
The good folks at Nylon Magazine listed Users among their “11 Must-Reads…”!
USERS is one of Entertainment Weekly's '16 Title Not to Miss'
Entertainment Weekly included USERS on its list of "“16 Titles Not to Miss”, saying:
“Every novel with a vaguely dystopian take on modern tech culture gets the ‘Read it if you watched Severance’ tag these days, but Winnette's sharp, Charlie Kauffman-esque thriller earns it… follow his existential IT nightmare all the way down.”
Read the full list here: https://ew.com/books/winter-2023-books-best-most-anticipated/
USERS is on Polygon's list of "Big New Science Fiction and Fantasy"
The good folks at Polygon included USERS on their list of “Big New Science Fiction and Fantasy”, saying, “Colin Winnette’s last novel was one of my favorite gothic horror books of the 2010s. This time, he’s satirizing Silicon Valley with a clever sci-fi thriller reminiscent of Apple TV’s Severance.”
Read the full list here: https://www.polygon.com/23546367/new-books-science-fiction-fantasy-2023
ELLE includes USERS on their list of "Best and Most Anticipated Books of 2023"
Elle Magazine included USERS in their list of "Best and Most Anticipated Books of 2023", saying, "As irresistible as it is horrifying, Users is not your average treatise on the dangers of our tech-obsessed today (and tomorrow)…"
https://www.elle.com/culture/books/g42156598/best-books-of-2023/
USERS appears on Vulture's 'Most Anticipated' list and more!
It’s been a big couple weeks for USERS! It’s exciting to see all the early buzz…
USERS has appeared on several ‘Most Anticipated’ and ‘Can’t Miss’ lists, here’s the run-down:
Vulture said, “This crafty look at the (de-)generative powers of tech in the dawn of web3 is a shrewd investigation of power, desire, and manipulation.”
https://www.vulture.com/article/new-books-releases-what-to-read.html
The Millions said, “…in the fictional world of Winnette’s latest novel, we encounter a strong critique and timely caution [of] the devastation that awaits when we entrust the mechanisms we’ve built to do our thinking, our feeling, and our living for us.”
https://themillions.com/2023/01/most-anticipated-the-great-2023a-book-preview.html
The good folks at Powell's Books said, “…weird and unexpected, riveting and eager to mess with your mind.”
https://www.powells.com/post/lists/powells-2023-book-preview-the-first-quarter
TOR.com said, “Users zeroes in on the world of tech startups and social media, focusing on the fraught life of an overworked man on the verge of a breakthrough. Over time, that becomes something groundbreaking—and something that takes its characters to increasingly unsettling places.”
Pre-order your copy of USERS today: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719650/users-by-colin-winnette/
USERS excerpted in BOMB Magazine...
The great folks at BOMB Magazine have excerpted an uncomfortable family scene from USERS! Now that the holidays are in our rear view, you can read it a bit more comfortably.
I’m honored to finally have a piece of fiction in BOMB, and to have it be an excerpt from a book of which I’m so proud. Thanks to Ben Samuel and the editors at BOMB.
Take a look, support BOMB, and get your copy here.
USERS is "Most Anticipated..."
In Our Culture Magazine, Sam Franzini lists USERS as one of “Our Most Anticipated Books of 2023.”
“Colin Winnette’s first novel in five years is Users, an introspective look at the absurdities and quirks of start-up culture, technology, life, and how they all intertwine.”
Read the full list here: https://ourculturemag.com/2022/12/24/our-most-anticipated-books-of-2023