Calgary’s own Glenn Dixon, the internationally bestselling author of Juliet’s Answer, returns to Wordfest with his highly anticipated new novel, The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances, a charming tale—with timely Orwellian overtones—about a sentient Roomba vacuum that sets out to save the humans in her house. Dixon breathes life into an appliance that typically breathes dust bunnies while teaching us the importance of human connection in a world terrorized by ubiquitous, invasive technology. Sound familiar?