# Event Details - **Event Name**: Book Launch: YOU WERE NEVER JUST USING IT by Alexander Manu - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 02 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Tue, 02 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: What if every tap, swipe, and scroll was rewriting who you are? Alexander Manu in conversation with Sinead Bovell.About this EventJoin celebrated innovation strategist and author Alexander Manu for the launch of his provocative new book, You Were Never Just Using It: How Technology Rewrote the Self, One Click at a Time.Manu will be in conversation with Sinead Bovell — futurist, entrepreneur, and advocate for technology education and ethics, widely recognized for her work bridging the gap between emerging technologies and underrepresented communities. Dubbed “The AI Educator for Non-Nerds” by Vogue, Bovell brings a sharp and accessible lens to one of the defining questions of our time:What if technology isn’t just changing how we live — but who we become?In You Were Never Just Using It, Manu argues that the real impact of technology has never been the devices themselves, but the subtle behavioural shifts they create. From desktops to smartphones to generative AI, each innovation quietly reshapes our habits, identities, relationships, and even our understanding of ourselves.Thought-provoking and deeply relevant, this conversation will explore:How technology rewires human behaviourThe rise of AI and the “post-digital self”The hidden psychological architecture of modern lifeWhat it means to remain human in an increasingly automated worldWhether you work in technology, design, media, education, business, or simply feel overwhelmed by the pace of change, this event offers a rare opportunity to step back and examine how digital life has transformed us.Following the discussion, guests are invited to stay for a book signing.Books will be available for purchase on site.Presented by OCAD University and Sutherland House Books. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/2123f1f0-5c57-11f1-9155-03804adf040b-rimg-w493-h740-dc0d0d0d-gmir.jpg is an independent Toronto-based publisher dedicated to world-class nonfiction. 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Graduates work in different sectors such as urban planning, environmental design, gaming, film, animation, publishing, illustration, graphic design, visual arts and arts administration. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/book-launch-you-were-never-just-using-it-by-alexander-manu/100001990019060580 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, business, workshops, science-fair, health-wellness, entertainment, artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: OCAD University - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: OCAD University - **lat**: 43.65318449999999 - **long**: -79.3914842 - **full address**: OCAD University, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Book Launch: YOU WERE NEVER JUST USING IT by Alexander Manu - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/041e792767f697687f60af0226cfedc233a45a514b2541317335fc2d52ecf907-rimg-w1200-h600-dcd7d2c7-gmir.jpg?v=1779463758 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Book Launch: YOU WERE NEVER JUST USING IT by Alexander Manu being held? - **A:** Book Launch: YOU WERE NEVER JUST USING IT by Alexander Manu takes place on Tue, 02 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Tue, 02 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at OCAD University, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch: YOU WERE NEVER JUST USING IT by Alexander Manu? - **A:** Book Launch: YOU WERE NEVER JUST USING IT by Alexander Manu is organized by Sutherland House Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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