Although writing fiction remains my primary focus, I’ve always been deeply interested in language, learning, and the ways we make sense of the world around us. That curiosity has followed me well beyond storytelling alone and, in more recent months, has drawn me toward questioning the evolving world we now share with artificial intelligence.

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Over time, this interest has taken shape in a small collection of non-fiction books. They differ in style and approach, but they share a common aim: to explore complex ideas in a way that feels accessible, thoughtful, and grounded in real experience.

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These books did not emerge from theory alone. They grew out of teaching, conversation, observation, and a sustained period of working closely with AI itself. Lingua Franca looks at the English language through history, surprise, and occasional humour. Conversations with Intelligence offers a personal account of extended dialogue with an AI companion named “Kessler.” Working with Intelligence moves into practical territory, focusing on how AI can be approached thoughtfully in everyday life and work.

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Together with the third book, The Discipline of Judgement and AI and The Authority Illusion of Intelligence, they form a complete cycle—each examining a different angle of the same underlying question: how humans think, adapt, and remain responsible in an age of intelligent tools.

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These books sit alongside my fiction, not as a departure, but as a complement. The same curiosity runs through both—the same interest in people, systems, and consequences—simply explored from a different direction.

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If you enjoy learning, reflecting, or looking at familiar ideas from an unfamiliar angle, I hope you’ll find something here that speaks to you.

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— J. J. Kaye