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XYZ - Book Tour and Giveaway

9/18/2019

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XYZ :
One Man, two kids, ten devices and an internet-sized generation gap
by William Knight
Genre: Humorous Fiction 

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From a former Guardian and BBC writer, and author of The Donated, comes a hilarious story of mid-life crisis, family, technology, and coping with the modern workplace.

Jack Cooper is a depressed, analogue throwback; a cynical, alcoholic Gen-Xer whose glory days are behind him. He’s unemployed, his marriage has broken down, he’s addicted to internet hook-ups, and is deeply ashamed of his son Geronimo, who lives life dressed as a bear.

When Jack’s daughter engineers a job for him at totally-lit tech firm Sweet, he’s confronted by a Millennial and Zoomer culture he can’t relate to. He loathes every detail – every IM, gif and emoji – apart from Freya, twenty years his junior and addicted to broadcasting her life on social media.

Can Jack evolve to fit in at Sweet, or will he remain a dinosaur stuck in the 1980s? And will he halt his slide into loneliness and repair his family relationships?

XYZ is for every Gen-Xer who ever struggled with a device, and for everyone else who loves emojis ... said no one ever.

‘Essential reading for anyone in the workplace over 40, and a handbook for those cocky bastards who are not.’
Paula (Boomer, wannabe GenX)




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​“We use instant messaging so much at Sweet it can be overwhelming. But there are things you can do to help keep control of all the conversations going on. One of them is using the rolling eyes.”
I roll my eyes. Metaphorically. Externally I’m smiling and nodding.
“When you get a Lazy IM from a colleague that’s going to take a while to answer, just put in the rolling eyes. It means you’re looking at it, but it doesn’t start a whole new thread in the inbox.”
“Don’t you just get off your chair and talk to them?” I ask. “Do we really need to know the official way of using the rolling eyes?”
She laughs and shakes her head. “It’s not really official, Jack. But everybody’s so busy that they prefer to use the rolling eyes.”
So busy curating their IM feeds, and finding Sweet Creative ways of using the application to avoid real work.



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William Knight's writing credits include The Guardian, The Financial Times and the BBC, among many others publications, where he has written about the successes and failings of technology.

He currently lives in Wellington, NZ, where he works as an IT consultant and writes blistering content for technology firms.

The Donated, (first published as Generation), is a thriller based on the dangers of experimenting with viral DNA and ignoring science. It features a techno-phobic journo.

XYZ is a mid-life car crash. Jack Cooper works for a super-cool tech firm and can't operate his own mobile phone. Besides, his life is falling apart because his family is addicted to the internet.

Other novels, The Fractured and Foretold, may be available "one day" he says.




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44 Comments
James Robert
9/18/2019 03:40:30 am

Love the cover, it's terrific! Thank so much for sharing your new book with us.

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Amy F
9/18/2019 04:45:27 am

The cover is brilliant! Sounds like a fun read!

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Edye
9/18/2019 07:13:38 am

like it!! Favorite food?

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Janet W.
9/18/2019 07:56:13 am

What a fantastic cover!! Seriously can't wait to read this!

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Shirley Ann Speakman
9/18/2019 08:47:05 am

Sounds like a really great read and the cover is really unique too.

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lynn clayton
9/18/2019 11:15:40 am

this looks really intresting and i would like to read this

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Rita Wray
9/18/2019 11:23:18 am

Sounds like a good read.

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William Knight link
9/18/2019 01:24:33 pm

Thank you all for the comments. I'm looking forward to this tour and hope to see you all along the way. If you pick up a copy, I hope you enjoy the read. But be warned. A reviewer from Utah gave it a "Disgusting!" for the profanity --

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Calvin
9/18/2019 03:01:43 pm

lol, a great book to whisk you away.

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wendy hutton
9/18/2019 04:17:38 pm

very interesting cover

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SHERRY
9/18/2019 05:21:52 pm

This sounds like a very good book.

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Dale Wilken
9/18/2019 06:30:09 pm

The book sounds really great.

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Kelly D
9/19/2019 10:19:41 am

I like the cover. It makes me want to know more about the story.

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Debbie P
9/19/2019 07:38:30 pm

This book sounds like a fun read.

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Mary Cloud
9/19/2019 09:43:27 pm

No questions. The cover is fun.

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jeanette h sheets
9/19/2019 10:31:21 pm

COVER HAS ME EXICTED TO READ !

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Kristen
9/20/2019 05:37:23 pm

I like this cover. He looks really overwhelmed! :O

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Bea LaRocca
9/23/2019 03:41:33 am

Great cover, synopsis and excerpt! This sounds like a fun read. Thank you for sharing your book details.

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Kelly Nicholson
9/24/2019 10:42:38 am

What do you think of the book or the cover?

i can feel that guys pain...tech is getting crazy

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Beyond Comps
9/24/2019 01:08:57 pm

Nice cover!

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Sarah L
9/25/2019 12:48:18 am

Looks like an fun book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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lynn clayton
9/26/2019 08:49:43 pm

LOVE THE COVER LOOKE LIKE A GREAT READ

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Terri Quick
9/26/2019 10:49:10 pm

Thank you for this giveaway

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Mya Murphy
9/28/2019 01:22:47 pm

Wow.. Amazing cover and blurb! 😊😊

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Serge B
9/28/2019 02:12:12 pm

Great cover--looks like me with my kids

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heather
9/28/2019 02:37:52 pm

This so sounds like my kind of read and I love the cover too. Good luck on the tour.

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Cynthia Ann Brooks
9/28/2019 04:29:10 pm

Live the cover. A bedraggled parent at their best.

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Lydia Goodman
9/28/2019 07:47:01 pm

great cover!!

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Bridgett Wilbur
10/3/2019 12:17:10 pm

I would love to read your book.

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Ann Fantom
10/4/2019 10:36:15 am

I like the cover, It is very cute!

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Barbara Montag
10/5/2019 01:03:49 pm

Humorous fiction - I can always use a laugh.
And what a sweet cover!

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Jennifer L.
10/5/2019 09:57:57 pm

I love the cover! It makes me very curious to read the book.

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Diane Estrella
10/7/2019 01:46:30 pm

Congrats on the book release! I love the cover and the blurb sounds interesting.

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Marcy Meyer
10/7/2019 04:46:03 pm

Sounds like a great read. The cover looks great.

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Danny
10/7/2019 11:46:15 pm

I like the art style of the cover a lot! It's really unique :)

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Tiffany Greene Elliott
10/9/2019 01:28:55 pm

The book cover looks unique Sounds interesting!

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Dana
10/12/2019 02:47:28 pm

I love the cover and this book sounds interesting.

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Francine Anchondo
10/14/2019 11:18:59 am

I like the cover

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Lauren Becker
10/17/2019 09:32:40 am

Sounds like a timely, intriguing book!

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Ellie Wright
10/17/2019 11:13:45 am

Sounds like a great book. I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Daniel M
10/17/2019 06:57:58 pm

like the cover

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Mood Reader
10/17/2019 10:58:31 pm

Sounds awesome! :)

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samantha
10/18/2019 05:20:29 am

The title is cute. When someone texts and asks what I am reading I get to respond XYZ lol they are like ok ... you dont have to tell me LOL. No kidding I did text my sis in law yesterday and told her we had to check out this book!

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Jerry Marquardt
10/18/2019 11:31:59 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including XYZ, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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