September 17, 2024

Veilpiercer received a starred review from IndieReader. I don’t know the reviewer but it’s obvious he is insightful and charming and probably handsome and much sought after. He says nice things like this: “With both dry absurdism and great humanity, Bruce Berls’s VEILPIERCER successfully turns 21st-century concerns about technology and society into a rollicking vision of…

July 10, 2024

Read to the end for a glimpse inside the book promotion business! I know we’ve spent a lot of time flogging our books recently, but (1) Jim and I have been working hard and the books are good enough and they’re smart enough and doggone it, people like them; (2) getting people’s attention requires repetition;…

June 18, 2024

Special Price For Launch Week!Much Favorite You Bet! Your next favorite book, Veilpiercer, is now available from Amazon in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle editions. To celebrate the launch, we’re offering a limited-time discount. Hardcover: normally $19.99, get it for $17.99 during the first week Paperback: normally $12.99, get it for $9.99 during the first week…

June 5, 2024

I thought about writing an article about Scarlett Johansson and the fascinating copyright and privacy issues raised when OpenAI used a sound-alike voice for its AI chatbot, clearly hoping to capitalize on people’s memories of her role as the voice of an AI in the movie “Her.” Most of you would only look at the…