The publication of his debut novel, In Our Likeness (Little A, September 2024). The book follows a tech worker whose discovery about an AI truth-detecting algorithm spirals into questions of reality, identity, and what it means to be human in the digital age. In Our Likeness has earned nearly 4,000 Amazon ratings, praise from outlets including Gizmodo, The Millions, and Bookshop.org, and endorsements from writers such as Fareed Zakaria, Max Ludington, and Aaron Hamburger. VanDyke’s nonfiction has also appeared in Time, LitHub, and Pacific Standard, further cementing his voice as a powerful cultural commentator.
