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This dark, pitch-perfect novel about our dependence on technology for validation and human connection is as addictive as social media itself.” —People
A TIME AND NPR BEST BOOK OF 2020
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An electrifying story of two ambitious friends and the dark choices they make to become internet famous.
Orla Cadden is a budding novelist stuck in a dead-end job, writing clickbait about movie-star hookups and influencer yoga moves. Then Orla meets Floss—a striving, wannabe A-lister—who comes up with a plan for launching them both into the high-profile lives they dream about. So what if Orla and Floss’s methods are a little shady—and sometimes people get hurt? Their legions of followers can’t be wrong.
Thirty-five years later, in a closed California village where government-appointed celebrities live every moment of the day on camera, a woman named Marlow discovers a shattering secret about her past. Despite her massive popularity—twelve million loyal followers—Marlow dreams of fleeing the corporate sponsors who would do anything to keep her on-screen. When she learns that her whole family history is based on a lie, Marlow finally summons the courage to run in search of the truth, no matter the risks.
Followers traces the paths of Orla, Floss and Marlow as they wind through time toward each other, and toward a cataclysmic event that sends America into lasting upheaval. At turns wry and tender, bleak and hopeful, this darkly funny story reminds us that even if we obsess over famous people we’ll never meet, what we really crave is genuine human connection.
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“Megan Angelo’s “Followers,” with its terrific writing about terrifying ideas, is destined to be such a talker that you must read it immediately or risk being out of the loop when your friends start saying things like “She’s such a Marlow!” or “What Would Floss Do?”” –Washington Post
“This dark, pitch-perfect novel about our dependence on technology for validation and human connection is as addictive as social media itself.”--People
“Followers is an engaging confection wrapped around a thoughtful critique of how we live our lives online, and how we value others based on their curated personas.”--USA Today
"If anyone is going to explore a future version of our high-tech, internet-obsessed culture, please let it be Megan Angelo. Followers is pure gold."-Abbi Jacobson, bestselling author and co-creator of Broad City
"[A] dazzling debut."--Time
“A buzzy debut novel about the future of social media.” –Wake-Up Call with Katie Couric
“A compelling look at the power of technology and social networks. You won’t be able to put it down.” –Vogue.com
"One of next year's most anticipated books...a scathing, razor-sharp take on the future of humanity and social media"-Entertainment Weekly
"A sharp take on internet culture."--New York Post
“Big Brother meets Ingrid Goes West… Meet an all-too-real nightmare wrapped in an influencer bow...one you won't be able to look away from.” –theSkimm
"[An] intelligent page-turner...the fun of Followers is the way it carries today's social media bread-and-circus to possible extremes."--Wall Street Journal
“As addictive as the social media it questions.” –Parade
"How can I explain how much I love this book? Followers is an inventive, addictive, and perfectly constructed novel. It made me laugh out loud, care deeply about these characters and reexamine my Instagram habit. Megan Angelo's debut is a sharp look at social media, friendship and the lengths we'll go to in order to feel seen...it's also the best book I've read in years."--New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Close
"[A] dark, witty, astute debut novel."--Slate
"Black Mirror fans are going to love Megan Angelo's Followers."--PopSugar
"Megan Angelo has crafted an eerie mast