Erika Frenzel
Professor
What's a book that means a lot to you?
Want a perfect blend of science fiction, an LGBTQ+ love story, and Pinocchio? Do you imagine AI evolving and creating self-sufficient robots? Consider In the Lives of Puppets, by TJ Klune. It’s a look at the life of robots in a dystopian United States of America. The characters will leave you in stitches and have you dab your eyes. A fast-paced book that will have you devouring the read, but the characters will have you wanting to savor it as well.
Erika Frenzel has been a member of the IUP faculty since 2004. Her current research interests include methodological issues in sentencing research, prosecutorial disparity, sentencing, and media portrayal of crime.
In the Lives of Puppets
TJ Klune
Tor Books, 2023