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The Accord - A Novel

Mark Peres’s most recent release, The Accord, blends philosophical depth with the urgency of a near-future thriller. Through the story of a professor and an emergent intelligence linked by loss, it explores what it means to recognize another being as worthy of care in a world where the line between human and machine begins to fade.

Publication Date: November 5, 2025. Preorder Today!

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About Mark

Mark Peres serves as founding director of The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination, which produces the Charlotte Ideas Festival and other public programs that engage thousands annually. He is also a professor of leadership and ethics at Johnson & Wales University, where he challenges students to reflect deeply on what it means to lead a good life.
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Two Page-Turning Works of Literature.

The Accord - A Novel

In this visionary novel, Mark Peres explores love, loss, and the meaning of consciousness in an age of human-AI convergence.

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The Man Who Lived a Hundred Lives - A Memoir

In this moving memoir, Mark Peres traces his father’s extraordinary journey across continents and generations, exploring ambition, family, and the legacies that define us.

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Mark Peres is a very important voice — one of deep contemplation about timeless topics that define the terrain and atmosphere of life, ever examining the heart of meaning, brilliantly.

— Bruce Fritch, business advisor, Fritch Consulting