Jpod
by Douglas Coupland
Available in Hardcover and Paperback.
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A joyride into today's new breed of technogeeks, Jpod, now a 13-part series on CBC, updates Microserfs for the age of Google. Full of word games,
visual jokes and sideways jabs, this book throws a sharp, pointed lawn dart into the heart of
contemporary life.
JPod
is Douglas Coupland at the top of his game.
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Listen to Random House Canada publisher Anne Collins in conversation with Douglas Coupland,
as they discuss his new novel
JPod.
Coupland's knowledge of all things pop culture is highly entertaining, as he discusses his
views on everything from Google and eBay to reality TV and office meetings.
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Douglas Coupland is known worldwide as a writer with the ability to capture our techno-pop-culture
existence to the page, as well as a deep understanding of the connections between people,
and between all of us and our world. His work focuses on those moments in life where our
material and spiritual realities conjoin . . .
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Photo © Mark Gilbert
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Listen to the 17-minute audio interview in 4 segments.
1. Coupland dishes on Google, eBay and reality TV, and compares JPod to Microserfs. (Duration 4:45)
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2. Coupland discusses his characters, the role of family in the book and his own enjoyment of breaking the rules. (Duration 3:40)
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3. Coupland explains themes in the novel. (Duration 4:27)
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4. Coupland offers some fun facts, as well as his view on clowns and fast food. (Duration 5:08)
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