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When a self-driving car kills, who bears the blame? This haunting question drives Bruce Holsinger\u2019s \u201cCulpability,\u201d Oprah Winfrey\u2019s July Book Club selection already hailed as \u201cthe book of the summer\u201d by Real Simple.<\/p>\n
Holsinger will discuss his timely novel Monday, July 21, at 7 p.m. at Vroman\u2019s Bookstore in Pasadena, joined by Sara Sligar, assistant professor of English and creative writing at USC.<\/p>\n
The free event takes place at 695 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena.<\/p>\n
Published July 8 by Spiegel & Grau, \u201cCulpability\u201d explores a family\u2019s fallout after a fatal self-driving car crash, interrogating moral responsibility and AI ethics.<\/p>\n
The novel\u2019s central tension, as Holsinger puts it: \u201cYou can be culpable without being guilty. You can be guilty without being culpable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The book\u2019s resonance has earned critical acclaim. Winfrey declared herself \u201criveted until the very last shocking sentence!\u201d Real Simple\u2019s contributing books editor called it \u201cthe most of-the-moment novel I\u2019ve read all year, and it\u2019s the book of the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Holsinger, a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient who has published in The New York Times and Vanity Fair, arrives as AI accountability questions dominate public discourse, making Monday\u2019s discussion particularly timely.<\/p>\n