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822: Jacket Into Cyberspace

June 19, 2026 · 1 h 20 min

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William Gibson Book Club reconvenes to close out the legendary Sprawl trilogy with “Mona Lisa Overdrive,” a book in which there are lots of vibes from a lot of people who are secondary characters in a story being driven by an AI that we never really meet. Robot art projects! Many overlapping jackets, none of them the same size! And a car ride to… the future?! We break it all down.

"Mona Lisa Overdrive"

Host Jason Snell with Antony Johnston, Erika Ensign, Lisa Schmeiser, and Glenn Fleishman.

Referenced Works Mona Lisa Overdrive [Amazon] [Apple] Show Notes & Links

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