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William Powers (born March 14, 1961) is an American writer, journalist, and technologist. He is the author of Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age.[1][2][3]

William Powers
Born	(1961-03-14) March 14, 1961 (age 61)
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard College
Literary movement	Humanism
Notable works	Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age
Spouse	Martha Sherrill

Life and career

Powers grew up in Rhode Island and graduated from Harvard University with a degree in history and literature. He did graduate study in Spain, then moved to Washington, DC, where he was a U.S. Senate aide working on foreign relations, intelligence and military affairs.[4]

Then, Powers joined The Washington Post. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times and many other publications. He created The New Republic’s first media column, and wrote a column about the intersection of media and politics that appeared in Atlantic Media’s National Journal and The Atlantic online.

Awards, fellowships and talks

Powers is a two-time winner of the National Press Club’s Rowse Award for media criticism.[5] He was a Media Fellow at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center [6] and a resident fellow at the MacDowell Colony.

He has given keynote talks at conferences such as South by Southwest and the Aspen Ideas Festival.

Bibliography

• Hamlet's Blackberry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age HarperCollins, 2010. ISBN 0061687170

References

External links

• Official website
• Appearances on C-SPAN

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