WonderKin

Colin Winnette deftly uses the subject of technology to plumb what it is to be human: how we ought to be —whether as lover, as parent, as child, or simply as a person. WonderKin is a riveting, funny, and touching novel about our uneasy contemporary moment – Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of ENTITLEMENT and LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
As suspenseful, gripping, and immersive as it is humane and compassionate, Wonderkin is a powerful novel of fatherhood for our near-dystopian era of AI agents and hyperreality. Readers will fall in love with Charles and his sons as they navigate the hazy boundaries between the human and the machine, searching for new forms of connection in a perilous, alienating world. A stunning work of imagination – Bruce Holsinger, bestselling author of CULPABILITY
Fans of Ted Chiang and Emily St. John Mandel, don’t miss Wonderkin * People Magazine *
Wonderkin grabs hold of you and never lets go. Big-hearted, unflinching, and wholly original, this is a book that fearlessly plumbs the depths of human consciousness and reminds us how important we are to each other. No one writes like Colin Winnette – Kate Folk, author of SKY DADDY
An ingenious, moving, hypnotic, and perfectly executed novel about love in a time of technological ferment. Colin Winnette’s speculative world feels more real than real life itself – Karan Mahajan, author of THE COMPLEX
Wonderkin is an absolute marvel of a novel - speculative and intimate, emotionally generous and intellectually alive. I couldn’t stop turning this book’s pages until I reached the last one, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since – Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times bestselling author of AMERICAN RAMBLER
[On Users] In gripping prose and disturbingly sharp focus, Colin Winnette presents us with a not-too-distant future where technology and selfhood have become completely entangled – Hernan Diaz, Pullitzer Prize-winning author of TRUST
[On Users] Full of the unique absurdity, dark humor, and character insight that make Colin Winnette’s work such a joy – Jeff Vandermeer
[On Users] Told in refreshingly unadorned prose that lets Winnette’s characters and ideas shine … a timeless and moving story – Jessamine Chan, The New York Times Book Review
[On Users] Winnette captures the anxiety and paranoia of the current age in a tale that will have you ripping through the pages. Haunting, clever, witty, terrifying, moving; reader, I loved it – Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of LESS

Colin Winnette is the author of several books, including Users (a Pen/Faulkner Finalist) and Dazed and Confused, a minute-by-minute analysis of the acclaimed Richard Linklater film. He was the winner of Les Figues’ NOS Book Contest, and his work has been recognized by The Believer Book Award, CSU Poetry Center’s First Book Award, the Wabash Fiction Prize, and the Donald Barthelme Prize for Short Fiction. He is originally from Denton, Texas and currently lives in San Francisco.

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