The List - Adegoke, Yomi
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AGOOD MORNING AMERICABOOK CLUB PICK! Recommended by The New York Times Vogue People NPR Vulture The Guardian Cosmopolitan Rolling Stone Publishers Weekly The Sunday Times and many more! In this sensational, page-turning debut novel, a high-profile female journalists world is upended when her fiancs name turns up in a viral social media posta nuanced, daring, and timely exploration of the real-world impact of online life, from award-winning journalist and internationally bestselling author Yomi Adegoke. Brilliantly written, intricately plotted and incredibly clever. Once I started, I could not…mehr

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AGOOD MORNING AMERICABOOK CLUB PICK! Recommended by The New York Times Vogue People NPR Vulture The Guardian Cosmopolitan Rolling Stone Publishers Weekly The Sunday Times and many more! In this sensational, page-turning debut novel, a high-profile female journalists world is upended when her fiancs name turns up in a viral social media posta nuanced, daring, and timely exploration of the real-world impact of online life, from award-winning journalist and internationally bestselling author Yomi Adegoke. Brilliantly written, intricately plotted and incredibly clever. Once I started, I could not put it down, and I am sure I'llbe thinking about this book for a very long time. Abi Dar,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Girl with the Louding Voice Ola Olajide, a celebrated journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is set to marry the love of her life in one months time. Young, beautiful, and successfulshe and her fianc Michael are considered the couple goals of their social network and seem to have it all. That is, until one morning when they both wake up to the same message: Oh my god, have you seen The List? It began as a crowdsourced collection of names and somehow morphed into an anonymous account posting allegations on social media. Ola would usually be the first to support such a listshed retweet it, call for the men to be fired, write article after article. Except this time, Michaels name is on it. Compulsively readable, wildly entertaining, and filled with sharp social insight,The Listis a piercing and dazzlingly clear-sighted debut about secrets, lies, and the internet. Perfect for fans ofSuch a Fun Age,Luster, andMy Dark Vanessa, this is a searing portrait of these modern times and our morally complicated online culture. Topical, heartfelt, provocative and wise, Yomi Adegokes characters are tenderly realized . . . the entire cast of this ultimate millennial novel springs vividly to life. Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author ofGirl, Woman, Other The List asks what if? and the answers will surely get people thinking. A vibrantly told exploration of the messy interface between virtual and offline relationships. A page-turning tale! Charmaine Wilkerson,New York Timesbestselling author ofBlack Cake
Autorenporträt
YOMI ADEGOKE is a multi-award-winning journalist and bestselling author. She is currently a columnist at the Guardian and British Vogue. She's written for the Sunday Times, the Independent, Stylist, and the New Statesman, among others, and was the host of the Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast. In 2018, she cowrote the bestselling book Slay in Your Lane and in the same year was named one of the most influential people in London by the Evening Standard. She is a recipient of the Groucho Maverick Award and a Marie Claire Future Shaper Award, and in 2021 she was named one of Forbes 30 under 30.
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'A page-turning read about the dark side of social media' STYLIST

'A total page-turner on the underbelly of life online' BBC WOMAN'S HOUR

'One of the hottest books of the year... Topical and vital' MARIE CLAIRE

'The Book Of The Summer... Sure to inspire frenzied debate' VOGUE

'Blistering... a love story for our times' HARPER'S BAZAAR

'Impossible to put down. The hype is real' INDEPENDENT

'Fun and thought-provoking... A book that's just right for our times' HARPER'S BAZAAR

'Punchy, topical and hugely thought-provoking' GLAMOUR

'The hottest book of the summer... an incredible commentary on the internet' BBC RADIO LONDON

'A gripping social nightmare' OBSERVER

'One of the most anticipated books of the summer' GUARDIAN

'A compulsive read' HEAT MAGAZINE

'Topical, heartfelt, provocative' BERNARDINE EVARISTO

'The perfect summer read' PAULA HAWKINS

'An enthralling, razor-sharp, witty page-turner' BOLU BABALOLA

'Phenomenal' ABI DARÉ

'Utterly compelling, immersive and addictive' SARA COLLINS

'Full of sharp wit and exacting observation' DIANA EVANS

'A biting, chilling, prescient page-turner' DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE

'Whip-smart and thought-provoking' RUTH WARE

'Addictive... will set off a million debates' ANNIE LORD

'Unputdownable' NELS ABBEY

'Explosive ... Every book club should read this' SYMEON BROWN
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