👑 Popularity Quest

Stories driven by a character's consuming desire to climb the social ladder, exposing the performances and compromises that belonging demands. The quest for acceptance becomes a mirror for what we're willing to sacrifice to be seen.

Celebrity Nation

by Landon Y. Jones • 2023

America traded heroes for celebrities. The deal changed how we vote, spend, and measure a life.

3.29

138

🎭 Celebrity Culture 📖 Cultural Criticism 👁️ Attention Economy 📱 Social Media Culture 🎙️ Media Studies

Celebrity Nation 88%

America traded heroes for celebrities. The deal changed how we vote, spend, and measure a life.

by Landon Y. Jones 2023

3.29

138 ratings

🎭 Celebrity Culture 📖 Cultural Criticism 👁️ Attention Economy 📱 Social Media Culture 🎙️ Media Studies

Mean Girls

by Micol Ostow • 2017

A zoologist's daughter enters American high school and agrees to infiltrate the queen bee's clique.

3.87

1k+

🎭 High School Comedy 🪞 Social Satire 🏫 New Girl At School 👑 Queen Bee Rivalry 💅 Mean Girl Clique

Mean Girls 87%

A zoologist's daughter enters American high school and agrees to infiltrate the queen bee's clique.

by Micol Ostow 2017

3.87

1k+ ratings

🎭 High School Comedy 🪞 Social Satire 🏫 New Girl At School 👑 Queen Bee Rivalry 💅 Mean Girl Clique

Nice Is Just a Place in France

by The Betches • 2013

Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.

3.11

5k+

🤣 Satirical Self-Help 📱 Millennial Satire 💔 Relationship Strategy ♟️ Social Manipulation 📸 Social Media Persona

Nice Is Just a Place in France 87%

Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.

by The Betches 2013

3.11

5k+ ratings

🤣 Satirical Self-Help 📱 Millennial Satire 💔 Relationship Strategy ♟️ Social Manipulation 📸 Social Media Persona

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney • 2007

Greg Heffley's journal charts his climb up the middle school ladder, rung by humiliating rung.

3.98

790k+

🖊️ Illustrated Diary 🏫 School Story 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👥 Frenemy Best Friend 👨‍👦‍👦 Sibling Rivalry

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 87%

Greg Heffley's journal charts his climb up the middle school ladder, rung by humiliating rung.

by Jeff Kinney 2007

3.98

790k+ ratings

🖊️ Illustrated Diary 🏫 School Story 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👥 Frenemy Best Friend 👨‍👦‍👦 Sibling Rivalry

Screen People

by Megan Garber • 2026

When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.

3.42

184

🌐 Digital Culture 📺 Media Ecology 🎭 Performance Of Self 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🗳️ Political Fandom

Screen People 87%

When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.

by Megan Garber 2026

3.42

184 ratings

🌐 Digital Culture 📺 Media Ecology 🎭 Performance Of Self 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🗳️ Political Fandom

The Fill-In Boyfriend

by Kasie West • 2015

Dumped before prom, a girl drafts a stranger as her boyfriend, but the act stirs real feelings.

3.89

69k+

🎭 Pretend Boyfriend 🌟 Prom Night 🐍 Frenemy 👑 High School Clique 📱 Social Media Drama

The Fill-In Boyfriend 87%

Dumped before prom, a girl drafts a stranger as her boyfriend, but the act stirs real feelings.

by Kasie West 2015

3.89

69k+ ratings

🎭 Pretend Boyfriend 🌟 Prom Night 🐍 Frenemy 👑 High School Clique 📱 Social Media Drama

Crush It!

by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2001

Your passion can pay: the social media blueprint for building a business that lasts.

3.87

34k+

🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing ✍️ Content Creation 👥 Audience Building ❤️ Passion Economy

Crush It! 87%

Your passion can pay: the social media blueprint for building a business that lasts.

by Gary Vaynerchuk 2001

3.87

34k+ ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing ✍️ Content Creation 👥 Audience Building ❤️ Passion Economy

Platform

by Cynthia Johnson • 2019

Game the algorithms that decide visibility, and build a brand that pulls opportunity to you.

3.74

359

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔍 Digital Reputation 📱 Social Media Strategy 📈 Growth Hacking 🧭 Career Strategy

Platform 87%

Game the algorithms that decide visibility, and build a brand that pulls opportunity to you.

by Cynthia Johnson 2019

3.74

359 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔍 Digital Reputation 📱 Social Media Strategy 📈 Growth Hacking 🧭 Career Strategy

Popular

by Mitch Prinstein • 2017

Your brain is wired to chase a kind of popularity that reliably produces depression and loneliness.

3.67

1k+

🔄 Social Dynamics 👑 Social Status 😰 Status Anxiety 💔 Social Rejection 🤝 Likability

Popular 87%

Your brain is wired to chase a kind of popularity that reliably produces depression and loneliness.

by Mitch Prinstein 2017

3.67

1k+ ratings

🔄 Social Dynamics 👑 Social Status 😰 Status Anxiety 💔 Social Rejection 🤝 Likability

The Image

by Daniel J. Boorstin • 1961

Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.

4.07

1k+

🎙️ Media Criticism 🎭 Manufactured Reality 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🏛️ Image Politics 📢 Advertising Critique

The Image 86%

Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.

by Daniel J. Boorstin 1961

4.07

1k+ ratings

🎙️ Media Criticism 🎭 Manufactured Reality 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🏛️ Image Politics 📢 Advertising Critique

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

by Donna Dale Carnegie • 2005

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

3.95

1k+

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls Summary

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls 86%

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

by Donna Dale Carnegie 2005

3.95

1k+ ratings

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

The Happiness Effect

by Donna Freitas • 2017

A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.

3.31

265

🌐 Digital Culture ⚖️ Social Comparison 😨 Fear Of Missing Out 📵 Digital Detox 📱 Social Media Addiction

The Happiness Effect 86%

A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.

by Donna Freitas 2017

3.31

265 ratings

🌐 Digital Culture ⚖️ Social Comparison 😨 Fear Of Missing Out 📵 Digital Detox 📱 Social Media Addiction

Cabin Fever

by Jeff Kinney • 2011

Greg Heffley's journal captures middle school: a world where moldy cheese decides your social fate.

4.23

135k+

📓 Journal Format 😂 School Comedy 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👫 Frenemy Friendship 👨‍👩‍👦 Embarrassing Family

Cabin Fever 86%

Greg Heffley's journal captures middle school: a world where moldy cheese decides your social fate.

by Jeff Kinney 2011

4.23

135k+ ratings

📓 Journal Format 😂 School Comedy 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👫 Frenemy Friendship 👨‍👩‍👦 Embarrassing Family

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates • 2002

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

3.32

6k+

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl 86%

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

by Joyce Carol Oates 2002

3.32

6k+ ratings

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

You Gotta Want It

by Jake Paul • 2016

Grind harder than anyone, bet on new platforms early, and build a team that multiplies your reach.

3.90

798

📱 Social Media Fame 🎬 Content Creation 💪 Hustle Culture 🏋️ Daily Discipline 🚀 Young Entrepreneurs

You Gotta Want It 86%

Grind harder than anyone, bet on new platforms early, and build a team that multiplies your reach.

by Jake Paul 2016

3.90

798 ratings

📱 Social Media Fame 🎬 Content Creation 💪 Hustle Culture 🏋️ Daily Discipline 🚀 Young Entrepreneurs

Girl With No Job

by Claudia Oshry • 2021

From Instagram thirst trap to cancelled to stand-up: a disgraced influencer's comic survival story.

3.81

22k+

📱 Celebrity Memoir 🌐 Internet Culture 🚫 Cancel Culture 💪 Body Image 🤣 Self-Deprecating Humor

Girl With No Job 86%

From Instagram thirst trap to cancelled to stand-up: a disgraced influencer's comic survival story.

by Claudia Oshry 2021

3.81

22k+ ratings

📱 Celebrity Memoir 🌐 Internet Culture 🚫 Cancel Culture 💪 Body Image 🤣 Self-Deprecating Humor

One Direction

by One Direction • 2014

Five solo rejections. One last-minute group. The origin of the band that conquered pop.

4.44

4k+

🎵 Pop Music 👥 Boy Bands 🏁 Band Origin Stories 💕 Fan Culture ⭐ Talent Shows

One Direction 86%

Five solo rejections. One last-minute group. The origin of the band that conquered pop.

by One Direction 2014

4.44

4k+ ratings

🎵 Pop Music 👥 Boy Bands 🏁 Band Origin Stories 💕 Fan Culture ⭐ Talent Shows

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

by Rachel Renée Russell • 2009

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

4.10

119k+

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life 86%

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

by Rachel Renée Russell 2009

4.10

119k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

The Audtion

by Maddie Ziegler • 2017

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

4.12

1k+

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

The Audtion 86%

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

by Maddie Ziegler 2017

4.12

1k+ ratings

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

Status Anxiety

by Alain de Botton • 2004

Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.

3.89

22k+

🏛️ Cultural Criticism 📊 Social Status 👀 Social Comparison ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 🛒 Consumer Culture

Status Anxiety 86%

Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.

by Alain de Botton 2004

3.89

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Cultural Criticism 📊 Social Status 👀 Social Comparison ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 🛒 Consumer Culture

Most Talkative

by Andy Cohen • 2012

How a chatterbox from St. Louis became Bravo's ringmaster and the agent of Housewives chaos.

3.81

17k+

🎬 Reality Television 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Stories ⭐ Celebrity Culture 😄 Self-Deprecating Humor 📺 Pop Culture Obsession

Most Talkative 86%

How a chatterbox from St. Louis became Bravo's ringmaster and the agent of Housewives chaos.

by Andy Cohen 2012

3.81

17k+ ratings

🎬 Reality Television 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Stories ⭐ Celebrity Culture 😄 Self-Deprecating Humor 📺 Pop Culture Obsession

Get Rich or Lie Trying

by Symeon Brown • 2022

The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.

3.85

922

🤑 Influencer Economy 🏗️ Platform Capitalism 👁️ Attention Economy 👗 Fast Fashion 🎣 Internet Scams

Get Rich or Lie Trying 86%

The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.

by Symeon Brown 2022

3.85

922 ratings

🤑 Influencer Economy 🏗️ Platform Capitalism 👁️ Attention Economy 👗 Fast Fashion 🎣 Internet Scams

Status and Culture

by W. David Marx • 2022

All culture is a status game. Fashion cycles, taste boundaries, and why nothing cool stays cool.

3.89

1k+

📊 Status Dynamics 🏷️ Social Signaling 🍷 Taste And Class 💎 Conspicuous Consumption 👗 Fashion Sociology

Status and Culture 86%

All culture is a status game. Fashion cycles, taste boundaries, and why nothing cool stays cool.

by W. David Marx 2022

3.89

1k+ ratings

📊 Status Dynamics 🏷️ Social Signaling 🍷 Taste And Class 💎 Conspicuous Consumption 👗 Fashion Sociology

Crushing It!

by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2018

Skip perfection. Turn your obsession and a phone into a business with multiple income streams.

3.95

12k+

🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing 🎬 Content Creation 💬 Audience Engagement 💰 Brand Monetization

Crushing It! 86%

Skip perfection. Turn your obsession and a phone into a business with multiple income streams.

by Gary Vaynerchuk 2018

3.95

12k+ ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing 🎬 Content Creation 💬 Audience Engagement 💰 Brand Monetization

The Content Code

by Mark W. Schaefer • 2015

The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.

3.83

339

🔥 Content Marketing 📉 Attention Economics 🔗 Social Sharing 🤝 Influencer Outreach 🏗️ Brand Building

The Content Code 86%

The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.

by Mark W. Schaefer 2015

3.83

339 ratings

🔥 Content Marketing 📉 Attention Economics 🔗 Social Sharing 🤝 Influencer Outreach 🏗️ Brand Building

You're Never Weird on the Internet

by Felicia Day • 2015

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

4.07

51k+

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary

You're Never Weird on the Internet 86%

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

by Felicia Day 2015

4.07

51k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

New Power

by Jeremy Heimans • 2018

Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.

3.81

2k+

🥊 Power Dynamics 🌐 Network Society ✊ Digital Activism 💡 Contagious Ideas 🤝 Peer Collaboration

New Power 86%

Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.

by Jeremy Heimans 2018

3.81

2k+ ratings

🥊 Power Dynamics 🌐 Network Society ✊ Digital Activism 💡 Contagious Ideas 🤝 Peer Collaboration

The Social Strategist

by Ali Scarlett • 2022

Warmth without power invites pity. Power without warmth breeds enemies. The formula for admiration.

3.90

♟️ Social Strategy 📈 Status Dynamics 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🏦 Social Capital

The Social Strategist 86%

Warmth without power invites pity. Power without warmth breeds enemies. The formula for admiration.

by Ali Scarlett 2022

3.90

50 ratings

♟️ Social Strategy 📈 Status Dynamics 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🏦 Social Capital

Pretty Little Liars

by Sara Shepard • 2006

Four friends bury their secrets alongside a vanished queen bee. Then the stalker's texts begin.

3.84

214k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 👑 Queen Bee 👁️ Anonymous Stalker 💔 Forbidden Romance ✨ Glossy Suspense

Pretty Little Liars 86%

Four friends bury their secrets alongside a vanished queen bee. Then the stalker's texts begin.

by Sara Shepard 2006

3.84

214k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 👑 Queen Bee 👁️ Anonymous Stalker 💔 Forbidden Romance ✨ Glossy Suspense

American Girls

by Nancy Jo Sales • 2016

Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.

3.60

3k+

👧 Teen Girl Culture 💋 Sexualization Of Girls 💔 Hookup Culture 🔞 Porn Culture ⚖️ Sexual Double Standard

American Girls 86%

Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.

by Nancy Jo Sales 2016

3.60

3k+ ratings

👧 Teen Girl Culture 💋 Sexualization Of Girls 💔 Hookup Culture 🔞 Porn Culture ⚖️ Sexual Double Standard

I'll Never Write My Memoirs

by Grace Jones • 2015

How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.

3.76

2k+

🎤 Music Memoirs 👗 Fashion And Style 🦋 Self Invention 🎭 Performance And Identity ⛓️ Breaking Free From Family

I'll Never Write My Memoirs 86%

How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.

by Grace Jones 2015

3.76

2k+ ratings

🎤 Music Memoirs 👗 Fashion And Style 🦋 Self Invention 🎭 Performance And Identity ⛓️ Breaking Free From Family

Filterworld

by Kyle Chayka • 2024

Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.

3.62

5k+

🔄 Algorithmic Curation 🏛️ Cultural Homogenization 👀 Attention Economy 🎥 Creator Economy 📡 Media Ecology

Filterworld 86%

Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.

by Kyle Chayka 2024

3.62

5k+ ratings

🔄 Algorithmic Curation 🏛️ Cultural Homogenization 👀 Attention Economy 🎥 Creator Economy 📡 Media Ecology

Digimodernism

by Alan Kirby • 2009

The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.

3.49

🖥️ Digital Culture 📡 Media Theory 🔄 Postmodernism Critique 👥 Participatory Culture 🎮 Interactive Media

Digimodernism 86%

The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.

by Alan Kirby 2009

3.49

78 ratings

🖥️ Digital Culture 📡 Media Theory 🔄 Postmodernism Critique 👥 Participatory Culture 🎮 Interactive Media

The 2-Hour Cocktail Party

by Nick Gray • 2022

Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.

4.15

857

👥 Adult Friendship 🤝 Professional Networking 🎉 Hosting Gatherings 🔗 Weak Ties 🏘️ Community Building

The 2-Hour Cocktail Party 86%

Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.

by Nick Gray 2022

4.15

857 ratings

👥 Adult Friendship 🤝 Professional Networking 🎉 Hosting Gatherings 🔗 Weak Ties 🏘️ Community Building

Rebel Sell

by Joseph Heath • 2004

The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.

3.84

2k+

🛒 Consumer Culture 🏆 Status Competition 🔄 Counterculture Critique 🎭 Cultural Capital 🚫 Anti-Consumerism

Rebel Sell 86%

The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.

by Joseph Heath 2004

3.84

2k+ ratings

🛒 Consumer Culture 🏆 Status Competition 🔄 Counterculture Critique 🎭 Cultural Capital 🚫 Anti-Consumerism

The Princess Diarist

by Carrie Fisher • 2016

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

3.70

92k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

The Princess Diarist 86%

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

by Carrie Fisher 2016

3.70

92k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

Star Girl

by Jerry Spinelli • 2000

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

3.77

337k+

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Star Girl 86%

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

by Jerry Spinelli 2000

3.77

337k+ ratings

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Big Girl Small

by Rachel DeWoskin • 2011

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

3.34

3k+

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Big Girl Small 86%

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

by Rachel DeWoskin 2011

3.34

3k+ ratings

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Moonwalk

by Michael Jackson • 1988

A pop icon's craft rules: learn from masters, own your work, convert every snub into fuel.

4.34

7k+

🎵 Pop Music 💿 Music Industry ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Perfectionism

Moonwalk 86%

A pop icon's craft rules: learn from masters, own your work, convert every snub into fuel.

by Michael Jackson 1988

4.34

7k+ ratings

🎵 Pop Music 💿 Music Industry ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Perfectionism

Indiana Jones and Philosophy

by Dean Kowalski • 2023

Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.

3.71

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🎥 Film Philosophy 🏛️ Cultural Heritage 🧠 Applied Philosophy 🗺️ Adventure Cinema

Indiana Jones and Philosophy 86%

Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.

by Dean Kowalski 2023

3.71

21 ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🎥 Film Philosophy 🏛️ Cultural Heritage 🧠 Applied Philosophy 🗺️ Adventure Cinema

Dumplin'

by Julie Murphy • 2015

A fat teen enters her mother's beauty pageant and dares a Texas town to look.

3.88

92k+

🐘 Fat Protagonist 👑 Beauty Pageant 🤠 Small-Town Texas 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 💋 Secret Romance

Dumplin' 86%

A fat teen enters her mother's beauty pageant and dares a Texas town to look.

by Julie Murphy 2015

3.88

92k+ ratings

🐘 Fat Protagonist 👑 Beauty Pageant 🤠 Small-Town Texas 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 💋 Secret Romance

Doppelganger

by Naomi Klein • 2023

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

4.19

37k+

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

Doppelganger 86%

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

by Naomi Klein 2023

4.19

37k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

Fashion Brands

by Mark Tungate • 2005

Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.

3.90

267

👗 Fashion Branding 🛍️ Consumer Desire 📈 Fashion Trends 🏬 Retail Experience 🌟 Celebrity Culture

Fashion Brands 86%

Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.

by Mark Tungate 2005

3.90

267 ratings

👗 Fashion Branding 🛍️ Consumer Desire 📈 Fashion Trends 🏬 Retail Experience 🌟 Celebrity Culture

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection

by Jeff Kinney • 2012

A middle schooler draws his way through bad decisions, sibling warfare, and a cursed cheese.

4.40

4k+

🏫 Middle School Comedy 📓 Illustrated Journal 👊 Sibling Rivalry 💔 Best Friend Drama 📈 Social Climbing

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection 86%

A middle schooler draws his way through bad decisions, sibling warfare, and a cursed cheese.

by Jeff Kinney 2012

4.40

4k+ ratings

🏫 Middle School Comedy 📓 Illustrated Journal 👊 Sibling Rivalry 💔 Best Friend Drama 📈 Social Climbing

Don't Read the Comments

by Eric Smith • 2020

Her secret gaming streams support her family, but when trolls dox her, the fight moves offline.

3.80

4k+

🎮 Gaming Fiction 👩‍💻 Girl Gamer 📱 Internet Fame 🚫 Online Harassment 🎭 Secret Online Life

Don't Read the Comments 86%

Her secret gaming streams support her family, but when trolls dox her, the fight moves offline.

by Eric Smith 2020

3.80

4k+ ratings

🎮 Gaming Fiction 👩‍💻 Girl Gamer 📱 Internet Fame 🚫 Online Harassment 🎭 Secret Online Life

Influence

by Sara Shepard • 2020

A newbie influencer wakes beside her dead rival with no memory and a million followers watching.

3.39

4k+

📱 Social Media Thriller ✨ Influencer Culture 🔍 Whodunit Mystery 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Influence 86%

A newbie influencer wakes beside her dead rival with no memory and a million followers watching.

by Sara Shepard 2020

3.39

4k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Thriller ✨ Influencer Culture 🔍 Whodunit Mystery 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Radio Silence

by Alice Oseman • 2016

Her perfect grades mask a secret fandom life. The podcast's creator is the boy across the street.

4.17

129k+

🎧 Internet Fandom 🎭 Secret Online Identity 💛 Platonic Soulmates 🏠 Found Family 📚 Academic Pressure

Radio Silence 86%

Her perfect grades mask a secret fandom life. The podcast's creator is the boy across the street.

by Alice Oseman 2016

4.17

129k+ ratings

🎧 Internet Fandom 🎭 Secret Online Identity 💛 Platonic Soulmates 🏠 Found Family 📚 Academic Pressure

The Status Game

by Will Storr • 2021

Belonging and rank: the twin drives of human life. The hidden tournament behind every act.

4.11

3k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🏆 Status Seeking ⚖️ Social Comparison 👥 Group Dynamics 📜 Belief Systems

The Status Game 86%

Belonging and rank: the twin drives of human life. The hidden tournament behind every act.

by Will Storr 2021

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🏆 Status Seeking ⚖️ Social Comparison 👥 Group Dynamics 📜 Belief Systems

Scandals of Classic Hollywood

by Anne Helen Petersen • 2014

Hollywood scandals were never just gossip. They were the culture's ugliest arguments, in public.

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🎬 Hollywood History 🎞️ Classic Cinema ⭐ Star System 💥 Celebrity Scandal 🚫 Film Censorship

Scandals of Classic Hollywood 86%

Hollywood scandals were never just gossip. They were the culture's ugliest arguments, in public.

by Anne Helen Petersen 2014

3.48

3k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood History 🎞️ Classic Cinema ⭐ Star System 💥 Celebrity Scandal 🚫 Film Censorship

Audience of One

by James Poniewozik • 2019

Television didn't just cover Trump. It created him, and the presidency became its season finale.

4.19

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📺 Media Criticism 🏛️ Presidential Politics ⚔️ American Culture Wars 🖥️ Reality Television 📼 Nostalgia Politics

Audience of One 86%

Television didn't just cover Trump. It created him, and the presidency became its season finale.

by James Poniewozik 2019

4.19

926 ratings

📺 Media Criticism 🏛️ Presidential Politics ⚔️ American Culture Wars 🖥️ Reality Television 📼 Nostalgia Politics

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