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The young influencer's handbook : build your brand, gain followers, secure sponsorships, and create click-worthy content
Paper Book
The Young Influencer's Handbook is the ultimate guide for aspiring social media influencers.  The Young Influencers Handbook is the ultimate guide for aspiring social media influencers, written by an established social media influencer who...
Irresistible : the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping us hooked
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...
The hype machine : how social media disrupts our elections, our economy, and our health--and how we must adapt
Aral, Sinan
Paper Book
A landmark insider's tour of how social media affects our decision-making and shapes our world in ways both useful and dangerous, with critical insights into the social media trends of the 2020 election and beyond  "The book might be described as prophetic. . . . At...
The dark net : inside the digital underworld
Bartlett, Jamie.
Paper Book
An Independent and New Statesman Book of the Year Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit--a world of Google, Facebook, and Twitter--lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, communities, and cultures where freedom is pushed to its limits, and...
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Bervoets, Hanna
Paper Book
WHAT IS "NORMAL"? WHAT IS "RIGHT"? AND WHO GETS TO DECIDE? To be a content moderator is to see humanity at its worst--but Kayleigh needs money. So she takes a job working for a social media platform whose name she isn't allowed to mention. Her task: review offensive videos...
Superbloom : how technologies of connection tear us apart
Carr, Nicholas G.
Paper Book
From the telegraph and telephone in the 1800s to the internet and social media in our own day, the public has welcomed new communication systems. Whenever people gain more power to share information, the assumption goes, society prospers. Superbloom tells a startlingly different story. As...
The handyman method : a story of terror
Cutter, Nick
Paper Book
A chilling domestic story of terror for fans of Black Mirror and The Amityville Horror. When a young family moves into an unfinished development community, cracks begin to emerge in both their new residence and their lives, as a mysterious online DIY instructor...
The follower
Doughty, Kate
Paper Book
A spine-tingling YA thriller, based on a still-unfolding true story Instagram-famous triplets Cecily, Amber, and Rudy--the children of home renovation superstars--are ready for a perfect summer. They've just moved into the site of their parents' latest renovation project when...
The Selfie Generation: Exploring Our Notions of Privacy, Sex, Consent, and Culture
Eler, Alicia
Paper Book
Whether it's Kim Kardashian uploading picture after picture to Instagram or your roommate posting a mid-vacation shot to Facebook, selfies receive mixed reactions. But are selfies more than, as many critics lament, a symptom of a self-absorbed generation? Millennial Alicia Eler's The...
The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world
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)  <...
Screenwise : helping kids thrive (and survive) in their digital world
Heitner, Devorah
Paper Book
Screenwise offers a realistic and optimistic perspective on how to thoughtfully guide kids in the digital age. Many parents feel that their kids are addicted, detached, or distracted because of their digital devices. Media expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge...
Broken code : inside Facebook and the fight to expose its harmful secrets
Horwitz, Jeff (Journalist)
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...
Who are you following? : pursuing Jesus in a social media obsessed world
Huff, Sadie Robertson
Ebook
If influencers have power over us, who are you allowing to influence you?  In an online world obsessed with follows and likes, it's important to consider what you're really searching for. When you follow someone, it's typically because you want to be like them or live like they do­...
A social media survival guide : how to use the most popular platforms and protect your privacy
Karle, Melody A.
Paper Book
The every person's guide to social media... how to use it and what never to do. Are you trying to figure out how to safely use social media but finding yourself struggling? Here's a book specifically designed to help regular people figure out social media platforms.
Better connected : how girls are using social media for good
Kyi, Tanya Lloyd
Paper Book
The online world has real dangers, but girls around the world are using social media to create positive change and practice good digital citizenship. You've probably seen media stories about the ways girls interact online, with headlines like "Depression in Girls Linked to Higher Use of...
Ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now
Lanier, Jaron
Paper Book
AS SEEN IN THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY THE SOCIAL DILEMMA A WIRED "ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK" A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK "THE CONSCIENCE OF SILICON VALLEY"- GQ "Profound . . . Lanier shows the tactical value of appealing to the conscience of...
Things have gotten worse since we last spoke, and other misfortunes
LaRocca, Eric
Paper Book
"Amongst the Top 50 Horror Books of All Time" - Cosmopolitan Three dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensation tale of obsession, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. For fans of Kathe Koja, Clive Barker...
No one is talking about this
Lockwood, Patricia
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE & A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021 WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE    "A book that reads like a prose poem, at once sublime, profane, intimate, philosophical, witty and, eventually, deeply moving." --New York Times Book...
Bad reputation
London, Stefanie
Paper Book
It's true, I'm well-endowed. But everything else is a huge misunderstanding... My name is Wes Evans and saying I'm bad at love is a big understatement. I'm the son of Broadway royalty, and the only thing I've really ever wanted is to achieve something without having to ride on my...
Tweet cute
Lord, Emma
Paper Book
One of Cosmo's Best YA Novels of All Time A fresh, irresistible rom-com from debut author Emma Lord about the chances we take, the paths life can lead us on, and how love can be found in the opposite place you expected. Meet Pepper, swim team captain...
STFU : the power of keeping your mouth shut in an endlessly noisy world
Lyons, Daniel
Paper Book
"Entertaining, illuminating, and inspiring! More than a book, it's a public service announcement that we'd all do well to―well, STFU and listen to!" ―Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of Calm the F*ck Down New York Times...
The thing about home : a novel
McKnight, Rhonda
Paper Book
From the author of Bitter and Sweet, an emotional love story about a woman who returns to the South to find her roots that combines the "vivid low country history" (Publisher's Weekly) of the Lowcountry with a story of love and family. Home is not a place--it's a feeling. ...
City of likes : a novel
Mollen, Jenny
Paper Book
"Jenny Mollen's  City of Likes is a propulsive story of motherhood, social media, and obsession--and the ways we can lose ourselves in each. A delightful blend of social commentary, dark humor, and good old-fashioned suspense that I devoured in two...
A chorus rises
Morrow, Bethany C.
Paper Book
THE LATEST NOVEL FROM YA SENSATION BETHANY C. MORROW Meet Naema Bradshaw: a beautiful Eloko, once Portland-famous, now infamous, as she navigates a personal and public reckoning where confronting the limits of her privilege will show Naema what her magic really is, and who...
Such a bad influence
Muenter, Olivia
Paper Book
A USA Today Best Seller A Good Morning America Sizzling Summer Reads Roundup Pick "Timely, riveting. . . . This story is as addictive as scrolling Instagram, and marks the launch of a talented new writer."-Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight Is the Darkest Hour...
Forget me not : a novel
Oliva, Alexandra
Paper Book
She was born for all the wrong reasons. But her search for the truth reveals answers she wishes she could bury in Forget Me Not, a suspenseful and deeply moving near-future thriller from the author of The Last One. "A page-turning mystery . . ....
Love at first like
Orenstein, Hannah
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of Summer by Glamour, BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, and many more! From the author of Maine Characters and Playing with Matches, the rollicking tale of a young jewelry shop owner who accidentally leads her Instagram followers to...
You're dead to me
Parker, Amy Christine
Paper Book
How do you unmask your own killer when everyone wants you dead? "A twisty thriller with a bloody ending you'll never see coming."-Kelly Coon, author of Gravemaidens Ruby is a scholarship senior at elite Oleander High School with a chip on her shoulder and an...
First comes like : a novel
Rai, Alisha
Paper Book
The author of The Right Swipe and Girl Gone Viral returns with a story about finding love in all the wrong inboxes... Beauty expert and influencer Jia Ahmed has her eye on the prize: conquering the internet today, the entire makeup industry tomorrow, and finally, finally proving...
Black pill : how I witnessed the darkest corners of the internet come to life, poison society, and capture American politics
Reeve, Elle
Paper Book
This tour de force of investigative journalism--in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We're Polarized--reveals how the battle between the right and left is spilling out from the darkest corners of the internet into the real world with often tragic consequences. ...
Gliff
Smith, Ali
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * From a literary master, a moving and genre-bending story about our era-spanning search for meaning and knowing An uncertain near-future. A story of new boundaries drawn between people daily. A not-very brave new world....
Trick mirror : reflections on self-delusion
Tolentino, Jia
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "From The New Yorker's beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television."--Esquire   Book Club Pick for...
Live your best lie
Weaver, Jessie
Paper Book
Sometimes the prettiest Instagram feeds mask the darkest--and bloodiest--secrets. Social media influencer Summer Cartwright leads a charmed life: millions of followers, the trendiest designer and vintage clothes, a newly minted book deal, the coolest friends, and,...
The me you see
Williamson, Jill
Paper Book
The Me You Seeis the third book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they deal with teen life in Riverbend, Indiana. The novel inspires girls and young women to deepen their relationships with God and solve their problems in God-honoring ways.Winter break is usually Izzy's...
Careless people : a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism
Wynn-Williams, Sarah
#1 New York Times Bestseller A 2025 best book of the year so far by The New York Times, The Economist, and more "Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a...

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