Nate and Alice’s Book Corner: ‘The Verifiers’ feat. Jane Pek
TRASHFUTURE27 Des 2021

Nate and Alice’s Book Corner: ‘The Verifiers’ feat. Jane Pek

For the holiday week, Nate and Alice speak to author Jane Pek about her debut novel THE VERIFIERS, a detective story involving online dating, the ever-present algorithm, the tech economy, and Alice’s long-standing dream to read about a lesbian private investigator. This was a lot of fun for us to record, and if you enjoy it, please reach out! We’re happy to try and make this an ongoing series.

*NOTICE* If you enjoy this episode then you should run, not walk, to pre-order THE VERIFIERS here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671896/the-verifiers-by-jane-pek/

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