{
  "id": 5356118,
  "title": "'Cozy dystopia': Calgary author's tale about a sentient vacuum cleaner has become Canada's bestselling novel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/cozy-dystopia-calgary-authors-tale-about-a-sentient-vacuum-cleaner",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T14:56:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
    "slug": "calgary-herald",
    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/books/the-infinite-sadness-of-small-appliances-glenn-dixon"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 1980, Glenn Dixon read The Brave Little Toaster by Thomas M. Disch. It was about sentient household appliances, including a vacuum cleaner, that go on a quest to find their owner. “I still have that magazine, I read it as a kid: Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, August 1980,” says Dixon in an interview […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}