Events

To schedule a book talk or event, please contact bettertechbook@gmail.com.

PRE-PUBLICATION

April 25, 2026 | Radio: WMUA Undercurrents Interview — Fran Berman: Putting People First in Cyberspace. Thanks to Jennie Traschen! Stream here.

August 11, 2026 | Podcast:‍ ‍Secure Talk — Episode 259: AI is eating our young: Data Center revolts, vanishing junior jobs, and the EU AI Act. Thanks to Justin Beals! Stream here.

September 4, 2026 | Virtual: “Should you be scared of AI?” Book talk, Northampton Neighbors, 3:00 p.m. Announcement and zoom link here.

SEPTEMBER 2026

September 15, 2026 | Amherst, Massachusetts: Book Launch with Jim Kurose at the UMass Old Chapel, 4:00 p.m. Register to attend or view online. Limited complimentary books available for on-site registrants. Register here.

September 22, 2026 | Albany, New York: New York State Writers Institute, Book Event with Joe Donahue, WAMC. 4:30 p.m. More information here.

September 30, 2026 | Seattle, Washington: Town Hall Seattle, Book Event with Sabina Nawaz, author of You’re the Boss, 7:30 p.m. Tickets on sale here.

OCTOBER 2026

October 8, 2026 | Virtual: Public Interest Technology University Network, Book Event with Lauri Goldkind, Fordham University, 3:00 p.m.

October 12, 2026 | Los Angeles, California: Book event with Julia Powles, Institute for Technology, Law, and Policy. UCLA, 12:00 p.m.

October 14 | Los Angeles, California: Book event at the PIT University Network Convening.

October 28, 2026 | Anaheim, California: Grace Hopper Conference Book Session — How to Make Tech Better, with Telle Whitney, author of Rebooting Tech Culture: How to Ignite Innovation and Build Organizations where Everyone can Thrive.

October 28, 2026 | Anaheim, California: Book Event with UMass Amherst alumni.

October 30, 2026 | Pasadena, California: Book Event at Vroman’s Bookstore.

NOVEMBER 2026

November 6, 2026 | Boston, Massachusetts: Book Event at Center for Media Innovation and Social Impact Summit.

November 9, 2026 | Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Science Series Book Talk with Alyssa Goodman, Harvard University. More information here.

DECEMBER 2026

December 7, 2026 | MacLean, Virginia: Fonts Books Talk with Anne Washington, author of Ethical Data Science: Prediction in the Public Interest.

FEBRUARY 2027

February 23, 2027 | New York City, New York: Book Talk at Math for America with Maria Klawe.