
About the event
Canterbury University Press and Unity Books Wellington warmly invite you to the launch of The Emotion Dealer & Other Stories
When: 6.00 for 6.15pm, Thursday 13 November 2025
Where: Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis Street, Wellington
Launch speaker: Brannavan Gnanalingam
All welcome, refreshments provided. Free event.
If you’re unable to attend the launch, books can be purchased from Unity Books (https://www.unitybooks.co.nz/products/emotion-dealer-other-stories).
About the book
Jack Remiel Cottrell’s second book of short fiction ushers the reader into a liminal world of grief and dreams. Stories of heartbreak and betrayal jostle with incisive cautionary tales about self-aware AI, deranged algorithms, memory transplants and bionic enhancements. The Emotion Dealer is a kaleidoscopic exploration of technology, art, cities, capitalism, disinformation, loneliness and greed. It is a guide for our troubled moment and a book that will make you wonder what – if anything – we are leaving for those who come after us.
Canterbury University Press and Unity Books Wellington warmly invite you to the launch of The Emotion Dealer & Other Stories
When: 6.00 for 6.15pm, Thursday 13 November 2025
Where: Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis Street, Wellington
Launch speaker: Brannavan Gnanalingam
All welcome, refreshments provided. Free event.
If you’re unable to attend the launch, books can be purchased from Unity Books (https://www.unitybooks.co.nz/products/emotion-dealer-other-stories).
About the book
Jack Remiel Cottrell’s second book of short fiction ushers the reader into a liminal world of grief and dreams. Stories of heartbreak and betrayal jostle with incisive cautionary tales about self-aware AI, deranged algorithms, memory transplants and bionic enhancements. The Emotion Dealer is a kaleidoscopic exploration of technology, art, cities, capitalism, disinformation, loneliness and greed. It is a guide for our troubled moment and a book that will make you wonder what – if anything – we are leaving for those who come after us.
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