Annie Bot

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April 2024 Indie Next Pick Book of the Month Selection

Esquire pick for The Best Books of 2024 (so far)

Amazon Editors Best of March Pick

Audible Best of the Month

The Guardian Science Fiction Book of the Month

The Times Book of the Month

Named One of the Most Anticipated Novels of 2024 by Goodreads and Readers Digest
She's human in every way that matters.
Annie is the perfect girlfriend. She has dinner ready for Doug every night, wears the outfits he buys for her, and caters to his every sexual whim. Maybe her cleaning isnt always good enough, but shes trying really hard.

She was designed that way, after all.

Because Annie is a robot. But what happens when she starts to rebel against her stifled existence and imagine the impossible a life without Doug

Intense, compelling GUARDIAN

'Barbie for girls who like Aphex Twin' SHEENA PATEL

'An exquisitely written, empathetic novel that asks what it really means to be human RED

A smart dive into big questions about identity, autonomy and power packs an impressive punch THE TIMES, Book of the Month

Slyly profound gripping NEW YORK TIMES

'A Frankenstein for the digital age' ESQUIRE

'A compelling story of power, consent and control in the age of AI GRAZIA

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An intense, compelling tale that, like all good stories about robots, is ultimately about the human condition GUARDIAN, Sci-Fi Book of the Month

A smart dive into big questions about identity, autonomy and power packs an impressive punch THE TIMES, Book of the Month

'Barbie for girls who like Aphex Twin' SHEENA PATEL

Slyly profound a brilliant pas de deux, grappling with ideas of freedom and identity while depicting a perverse relationship in painful detail gripping NEW YORK TIMES

'A compelling story of power, consent and control in the age of AI GRAZIA

'An exquisitely written, empathetic novel that asks what it really means to be human RED

'In this provocative debut, Greer delivers a Frankenstein for the digital age A rich text about power, autonomy and what happens when our creations outgrow us' ESQUIRE

'A dazzling, anxiety-inducing novel a coming-of-age thriller, a sexbot bildungsroman page-turner, a book that I excitedly described to anyone who would listen while I was reading it' SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

'A timely examination of the human psyche GUARDIAN

'I kept reading Annie Bot way after bedtime' WASHINGTON POST

'Political and timely this is a delicious and thought-provoking book. A great fit for fans of Never Let Me Go and My Dark Vanessa' NEW SCIENTIST

Such a compelling read. Memorable, emotive, weird-in-a-good way NIAMH HARGAN

'Witty, wicked, and weirdly addictive' LIONEL SHRIVER

'Unexpectedly emotional' DAILY MAIL

A beautifully penned, compassionate tale that probes the essence of humanity SUNDAY MAIL

'A fun, unsettling novel' PEOPLE

'A fascinating look into a future we may never wish for' BOOKLIST

'An intricate, intimate look at the fundamentals of human relationships unflinching in its examination of humanity' LIBRARY JOURNAL

'Provocative and powerful' KIRKUS

'Greers take on human-AI relationships captivates' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Annie Bot was a Book of the Month in the Guardian and The Times w/c 04.03.24

Author Bio

Sierra Greer grew up in Minnesota before attending Williams College and Johns Hopkins University. A former high school English teacher, she writes about the future from her home in rural Connecticut.