Social Media and the Internet

Books about the social and psychological impacts of social media and the internet.

Updated March 10, 2026
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Social Media and the Internet

Books about the social and psychological impacts of social media and the internet.

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Algospeak :
Aleksic, Adam,
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From linguist Adam Aleksic, known as @etymologynerd on social media, comes a captivating exploration of how internet algorithms are transforming language and communication in unprecedented ways. "Packed with fascinating facts, of-the-moment...
Enshittification : Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do about It
Doctorow, Cory.
Paper Book
Winner of the 2026 Locus Award for Nonfiction Enshittification: It's not just you--the internet sucks now. It's been enshittified. That was no accident, and it's not gonna fix itself. Here's how we'll disenshittify it so we can have a new, good internet. ...
Careless people :
Wynn-Williams, Sarah,
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!
Irresistible :
Alter, Adam L.,
Paper Book
"One of the most mesmerizing and important books I've read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue our businesses, our families, and our sanity." --Adam Grant, New York Times...
Broken Code : Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets.
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Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * By an award-winning technology reporter for The Wall Street Journal, a behind-the-scenes look at the manipulative tactics Facebook used to grow its business, how it distorted the way we connect online, and the company...
Extremely Online : The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet, revealing how online influence and the creators who amass it have reshaped our world, online and off--"terrific," as the New York Times calls...
Hype : how scammers, grifters, and con artists are taking over the internet--and
Bluestone, Gabrielle
Paper Book
"Hype is the best kind of nonfiction: juicy, sharp, savage and wildly entertaining, with a celebrity behaving badly on every page. What more could you want?" -Cat Marnell, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Murder Your Life From former Vice...
The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and o
Fisher, Max.
Paper Book
Finalist for the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism From a New York Times investigative reporter, this "authoritative and devastating account of the impacts of social media" (New York Times Book Review)  <...
Antisocial : online extremists, techno-utopians, and the hijacking of the Americ
Marantz, Andrew
Paper Book
"Trenchant and intelligent." --The New York Times As seen/heard on NPR, New Yorker Radio Hour, The New York Book Review Podcast, PBS Newshour, CNBC, and more. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A New York Times Notable Book of...
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