Author Talk with Bruce Holsinger
Saturday, September 27, 2025, 1900 - 2030
Celebrate Virginia Humanities' 50th Anniversary during this special Virginia Center for the Book event at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria. Join us for an evening with author Bruce Holsinger, who will be discussing his latest book, Culpability. This novel explores a world newly shaped by chatbots, autonomous cars, drones, and other nonhuman forces in ways that are thrilling, challenging, and unimaginably provocative.
Bruce Holsinger will be in conversation with Kalela Williams, Director of the Virginia Center for the Book and author of the novel Tangleroot.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. This program is proudly presented in partnership with the Alexandria Book Festival, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and Old Town Books.
More About Culpability:
When an 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. During 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.
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Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3248087-2?pid=2874
Category: Arts | Books and Literature
Bruce Holsinger will be in conversation with Kalela Williams, Director of the Virginia Center for the Book and author of the novel Tangleroot.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. This program is proudly presented in partnership with the Alexandria Book Festival, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and Old Town Books.
More About Culpability:
When an 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. During 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.
URL:
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3248087-2?pid=2874
Category: Arts | Books and Literature
Starting Price Per Person
Free
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St Paul's Episcopal Church
228 South Pitt Street
Alexandria Virginia 22314
United States
( Religious - Church - Temple )
228 South Pitt Street
Alexandria Virginia 22314
United States
( Religious - Church - Temple )
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