Author

Books by Nicholas Carr

Nicholas Carr is an American writer and cultural critic who focuses on technology, culture, and the economy. He was executive editor of the Harvard Business Review before becoming an independent writer. His other books include The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google and Utopia Is Creepy: A Provocateur's Guide to a Dystopian Future. The Shallows was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction in 2011. He is known for his skeptical perspective on the cultural effects of technology, in contrast to the techno-optimism common in Silicon Valley.