🎭 Secret Online Life

Characters who inhabit a hidden digital existence, cultivating relationships, identities, or activities their offline world knows nothing about. These stories probe the gap between who we are and who we present ourselves to be.

The Art of Invisibility

by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2017

From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.

3.98

5k+

🛡️ Digital Privacy 🔒 Operational Security 👁️ Mass Surveillance 🕵️ Personal Anonymity 🔐 Information Security

The Art of Invisibility 88%

From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.

by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017

3.98

5k+ ratings

🛡️ Digital Privacy 🔒 Operational Security 👁️ Mass Surveillance 🕵️ Personal Anonymity 🔐 Information Security

We Are Anonymous

by Parmy Olson • 2012

The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.

3.97

3k+

🏴 Hacktivist History 🌐 Digital Insurgency 🎭 Online Anonymity ✊ Networked Protest 🕵️ Undercover Operations

We Are Anonymous 87%

The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.

by Parmy Olson 2012

3.97

3k+ ratings

🏴 Hacktivist History 🌐 Digital Insurgency 🎭 Online Anonymity ✊ Networked Protest 🕵️ Undercover Operations

The Cyber Effect

by Mary Aiken • 2016

A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.

3.74

2k+

🧠 Digital Psychology 💻 Cybercrime 🕶️ Dark Web 👾 Hacker Psychology 🎯 Social Engineering

The Cyber Effect 87%

A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.

by Mary Aiken 2016

3.74

2k+ ratings

🧠 Digital Psychology 💻 Cybercrime 🕶️ Dark Web 👾 Hacker Psychology 🎯 Social Engineering

Dragnet Nation

by Julia Angwin • 2014

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

3.68

659

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

Dragnet Nation 87%

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

by Julia Angwin 2014

3.68

659 ratings

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

Mauvaise connexion

by Jo Witek • 2012

A lonely teen creates an online self and meets a photographer whose attention becomes her prison.

3.63

282

🖥️ Online Grooming 🎭 Secret Online Identity 💔 Mother Daughter Rift 🗣️ Breaking The Silence 🌑 Dark Psychological

Mauvaise connexion 87%

A lonely teen creates an online self and meets a photographer whose attention becomes her prison.

by Jo Witek 2012

3.63

282 ratings

🖥️ Online Grooming 🎭 Secret Online Identity 💔 Mother Daughter Rift 🗣️ Breaking The Silence 🌑 Dark Psychological

Pattern Recognition

by William Gibson • 2003

Allergic to logos, a consultant is hired to trace eerie film fragments, then the break-ins begin.

3.88

53k+

🖥️ Internet Mystery 🕵️ Corporate Espionage 🏙️ Post-9/11 Grief 😶 Reluctant Investigator 👁️ Paranoid Thriller

Pattern Recognition 87%

Allergic to logos, a consultant is hired to trace eerie film fragments, then the break-ins begin.

by William Gibson 2003

3.88

53k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Mystery 🕵️ Corporate Espionage 🏙️ Post-9/11 Grief 😶 Reluctant Investigator 👁️ Paranoid Thriller

Born Digital

by John Palfrey • 2008

When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.

3.62

1k+

🌐 Digital Culture 🔬 Internet And Society 👤 Digital Identity 🔒 Online Privacy 🎨 Remix Culture

Born Digital 87%

When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.

by John Palfrey 2008

3.62

1k+ ratings

🌐 Digital Culture 🔬 Internet And Society 👤 Digital Identity 🔒 Online Privacy 🎨 Remix Culture

Dataclysm

by Christian Rudder • 2014

Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.

3.73

12k+

📊 Big Data 💘 Online Dating 🖥️ Digital Anthropology 👣 Digital Footprints 🎭 Online Identity

Dataclysm 87%

Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.

by Christian Rudder 2014

3.73

12k+ ratings

📊 Big Data 💘 Online Dating 🖥️ Digital Anthropology 👣 Digital Footprints 🎭 Online Identity

Never Tell

by Lisa Gardner • 2019

A pregnant widow, a smoking gun, and a detective who let her walk once before.

4.11

42k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔐 Family Secrets 💪 Survivor Protagonist 🎭 Double Life

Never Tell 87%

A pregnant widow, a smoking gun, and a detective who let her walk once before.

by Lisa Gardner 2019

4.11

42k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔐 Family Secrets 💪 Survivor Protagonist 🎭 Double Life

Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media

by Carrie James • 2009

Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.

3.53

112

🏛️ Digital Citizenship 🧠 Adolescent Development 🎭 Online Identity 🔒 Privacy Ethics 🌐 Participatory Culture

Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media Summary

Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media 86%

Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.

by Carrie James 2009

3.53

112 ratings

🏛️ Digital Citizenship 🧠 Adolescent Development 🎭 Online Identity 🔒 Privacy Ethics 🌐 Participatory Culture

Lurking

by Joanne McNeil • 2020

Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.

3.75

889

🕰️ Internet History 💻 Digital Culture 🌐 Online Communities 📊 Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Lurking 86%

Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.

by Joanne McNeil 2020

3.75

889 ratings

🕰️ Internet History 💻 Digital Culture 🌐 Online Communities 📊 Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Kingpin

by Kevin Poulsen • 2011

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

3.97

8k+

🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

Kingpin 86%

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

by Kevin Poulsen 2011

3.97

8k+ ratings

🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

Google Hacks

by Rael Dornfest • 2003

Hidden syntax, tools, and 800 million Usenet messages: how to find anything with Google.

3.68

301

🔍 Internet Research 🔎 Search Techniques 💻 Hacker Culture 📢 Online Advertising ⚡ Power User Tips

Google Hacks 86%

Hidden syntax, tools, and 800 million Usenet messages: how to find anything with Google.

by Rael Dornfest 2003

3.68

301 ratings

🔍 Internet Research 🔎 Search Techniques 💻 Hacker Culture 📢 Online Advertising ⚡ Power User Tips

Everyday Cybersecurity

by Christopher Cox • 2019

The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.

5.00

🛡️ Personal Cybersecurity 🔐 Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Safety 🆔 Identity Theft 🎭 Social Engineering

Everyday Cybersecurity 86%

The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.

by Christopher Cox 2019

5.00

1 ratings

🛡️ Personal Cybersecurity 🔐 Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Safety 🆔 Identity Theft 🎭 Social Engineering

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

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

Aces Up

by Lauren Barnholdt • 2010

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

3.40

5k+

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Aces Up 86%

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

by Lauren Barnholdt 2010

3.40

5k+ ratings

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Privacy in the Age of Big Data

by Theresa Payton • 2014

Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.

3.56

112

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Data Surveillance 📊 Personal Data 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 🕵️ Surveillance State

Privacy in the Age of Big Data 86%

Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.

by Theresa Payton 2014

3.56

112 ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Data Surveillance 📊 Personal Data 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 🕵️ Surveillance State

Privacy is Power

by Carissa Véliz • 2020

Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.

4.02

1k+

🔒 Digital Privacy 💰 Data Economy 📹 Mass Surveillance 🧠 Online Manipulation ⚖️ Data Ethics

Privacy is Power 86%

Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.

by Carissa Véliz 2020

4.02

1k+ ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 💰 Data Economy 📹 Mass Surveillance 🧠 Online Manipulation ⚖️ Data Ethics

No One Saw It Coming

by Susan Lewis • 2023

Her husband's sudden death exposes a secret family, and a friend who knows the truth.

4.10

5k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 👥 Multiple Personalities 🤫 Family Secrets 🎭 Double Life 🧩 Psychological Suspense

No One Saw It Coming 86%

Her husband's sudden death exposes a secret family, and a friend who knows the truth.

by Susan Lewis 2023

4.10

5k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 👥 Multiple Personalities 🤫 Family Secrets 🎭 Double Life 🧩 Psychological Suspense

Ghost in the Wires

by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2011

He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.

3.97

28k+

🖥️ Computer Hacking 🎭 Social Engineering 🏃 Life On The Run 🔒 Cybercrime 💾 Early Hacker Culture

Ghost in the Wires 86%

He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.

by Kevin D. Mitnick 2011

3.97

28k+ ratings

🖥️ Computer Hacking 🎭 Social Engineering 🏃 Life On The Run 🔒 Cybercrime 💾 Early Hacker Culture

Context

by Cory Doctorow • 2011

3.66

372

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights 🏛️ Platform Politics 📚 Digital Publishing

Context 86%

by Cory Doctorow 2011

3.66

372 ratings

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights 🏛️ Platform Politics 📚 Digital Publishing

There Is No Ethan

by Anna Akbari • 2024

A sociologist is catfished, then teams with his other victims to hunt a master manipulator.

3.56

9k+

🎣 Online Catfishing 🎭 Gaslighting 🔍 Digital Investigation 👯 Female Solidarity 💔 Psychological Abuse

There Is No Ethan 86%

A sociologist is catfished, then teams with his other victims to hunt a master manipulator.

by Anna Akbari 2024

3.56

9k+ ratings

🎣 Online Catfishing 🎭 Gaslighting 🔍 Digital Investigation 👯 Female Solidarity 💔 Psychological Abuse

Donde surgen las sombras

by David Lozano Garbala • 2006

Three friends trace a missing gamer to a live-streamed torture ring hidden under Zaragoza.

3.64

3k+

🎮 Online Gaming Horror 🕸️ Dark Web Conspiracy 🔍 Friend Investigators 🕯️ Secret Society 🕳️ Underground Horror

Donde surgen las sombras 86%

Three friends trace a missing gamer to a live-streamed torture ring hidden under Zaragoza.

by David Lozano Garbala 2006

3.64

3k+ ratings

🎮 Online Gaming Horror 🕸️ Dark Web Conspiracy 🔍 Friend Investigators 🕯️ Secret Society 🕳️ Underground Horror

Why Privacy Matters

by Neil Richards • 2021

Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.

4.06

177

🧑‍💻 Digital Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚖️ Privacy Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 🛒 Consumer Surveillance

Why Privacy Matters 86%

Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.

by Neil Richards 2021

4.06

177 ratings

🧑‍💻 Digital Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚖️ Privacy Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 🛒 Consumer Surveillance

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 🤝 Online Friendship

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 🤝 Online Friendship

The Girl in the Spider's Web

by David Lagercrantz • 2015

Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.

3.81

170k+

🖤 Nordic Noir 💻 Cyber Thriller 🧠 Autistic Savant ⌨️ Hacker Protagonist 👯 Twin Rivalry

The Girl in the Spider's Web 86%

Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.

by David Lagercrantz 2015

3.81

170k+ ratings

🖤 Nordic Noir 💻 Cyber Thriller 🧠 Autistic Savant ⌨️ Hacker Protagonist 👯 Twin Rivalry

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar

by P.W. Singer • 2013

The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.

3.83

1k+

🔐 Information Security ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking 👁️ Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Governance

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar 86%

The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.

by P.W. Singer 2013

3.83

1k+ ratings

🔐 Information Security ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking 👁️ Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Governance

Future Crimes

by Marc Goodman • 2015

Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.

3.92

4k+

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕶️ Dark Web 💻 Digital Crime 🔍 Data Privacy 📡 Digital Surveillance

Future Crimes 86%

Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.

by Marc Goodman 2015

3.92

4k+ ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕶️ Dark Web 💻 Digital Crime 🔍 Data Privacy 📡 Digital Surveillance

The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It

by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008

Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.

3.86

1k+

🌐 Internet Governance ⚖️ Cyberlaw 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 👥 Peer Production 🔓 Open Systems

The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary

The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 86%

Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.

by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008

3.86

1k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Governance ⚖️ Cyberlaw 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 👥 Peer Production 🔓 Open Systems

American Kingpin

by Nick Bilton • 2017

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

4.41

55k+

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

American Kingpin 86%

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

by Nick Bilton 2017

4.41

55k+ ratings

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

The Sudden Appearance of Hope

by Claire North • 2016

Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.

3.64

12k+

🫥 Invisible Woman 🤖 Algorithmic Control 💎 Heist Thriller 😶 Existential Loneliness 🏙️ Near Future Thriller

The Sudden Appearance of Hope 86%

Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.

by Claire North 2016

3.64

12k+ ratings

🫥 Invisible Woman 🤖 Algorithmic Control 💎 Heist Thriller 😶 Existential Loneliness 🏙️ Near Future Thriller

The End of Absence

by Michael Harris • 2014

The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.

3.63

2k+

🌐 Internet Criticism 📺 Media Ecology 🧠 Attention Economy 📵 Digital Detox 🧘 Digital Solitude

The End of Absence 86%

The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.

by Michael Harris 2014

3.63

2k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Criticism 📺 Media Ecology 🧠 Attention Economy 📵 Digital Detox 🧘 Digital Solitude

Found

by Harlan Coben • 2014

Father's grave: only ashes. Mickey Bolitar hunts a secret rescue network, a missing boy, a killer.

4.15

16k+

🔎 Teen Detective 👤 Missing Parent ⛹️ Sports Drama 🕵️ Secret Society 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

Found 86%

Father's grave: only ashes. Mickey Bolitar hunts a secret rescue network, a missing boy, a killer.

by Harlan Coben 2014

4.15

16k+ ratings

🔎 Teen Detective 👤 Missing Parent ⛹️ Sports Drama 🕵️ Secret Society 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

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 86%

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

Estéticas liminales

by Valentina Tanni • 2023

What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?

4.32

428

🎨 Digital Aesthetics 🌐 Online Subcultures 📜 Digital Folklore 👻 Hauntology 📱 Information Overload

Estéticas liminales 86%

What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?

by Valentina Tanni 2023

4.32

428 ratings

🎨 Digital Aesthetics 🌐 Online Subcultures 📜 Digital Folklore 👻 Hauntology 📱 Information Overload

Mindf*ck

by Christopher Wylie • 2019

Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.

4.36

8k+

🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 🗳️ Electoral Interference 🎯 Microtargeting 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Mindf*ck 86%

Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.

by Christopher Wylie 2019

4.36

8k+ ratings

🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 🗳️ Electoral Interference 🎯 Microtargeting 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Quiet Damage

by Jesselyn Cook • 2024

QAnon preys on loneliness and trauma more than politics. Five families show the wreckage it leaves.

4.43

7k+

🖥️ Digital Radicalization 💔 Family Estrangement 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🔄 Echo Chambers 📰 Misinformation

The Quiet Damage 86%

QAnon preys on loneliness and trauma more than politics. Five families show the wreckage it leaves.

by Jesselyn Cook 2024

4.43

7k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Radicalization 💔 Family Estrangement 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🔄 Echo Chambers 📰 Misinformation

Desconocidos

by David Lozano Garbala • 2018

A teen's online romance leads to a real-world date just as a body with her photograph turns up.

3.47

3k+

📱 Social Media Thriller 🎣 Catfishing 🕶️ Online Anonymity 👮 Police Investigation 🔄 Multiple Perspectives

Desconocidos 86%

A teen's online romance leads to a real-world date just as a body with her photograph turns up.

by David Lozano Garbala 2018

3.47

3k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Thriller 🎣 Catfishing 🕶️ Online Anonymity 👮 Police Investigation 🔄 Multiple Perspectives

The Librarians

by Sherry Thomas • 2025

A librarian's dead husband hid millions in the stacks. Now the hunters have arrived.

3.37

7k+

🔍 Workplace Mystery 📚 Library Setting 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity

The Librarians 86%

A librarian's dead husband hid millions in the stacks. Now the hunters have arrived.

by Sherry Thomas 2025

3.37

7k+ ratings

🔍 Workplace Mystery 📚 Library Setting 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity

"I Have Nothing to Hide"

by Heidi Boghosian • 2021

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

3.64

191

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

"I Have Nothing to Hide" 86%

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

by Heidi Boghosian 2021

3.64

191 ratings

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

Eliza and Her Monsters

by Francesca Zappia • 2017

An anonymous webcomic creator falls for her classmate, its top fanfic writer. He can't know.

4.14

65k+

💻 Online Fandom 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Social Anxiety ✉️ Notes And Letters

Eliza and Her Monsters 85%

An anonymous webcomic creator falls for her classmate, its top fanfic writer. He can't know.

by Francesca Zappia 2017

4.14

65k+ ratings

💻 Online Fandom 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Social Anxiety ✉️ Notes And Letters

The New Digital Age

by Eric Schmidt • 2013

Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.

3.33

3k+

🌐 Internet Geopolitics 🔮 Digital Futures ⚔️ Cyber Conflict 👁️ Privacy And Surveillance 🏛️ State And Cyberspace

The New Digital Age 85%

Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.

by Eric Schmidt 2013

3.33

3k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Geopolitics 🔮 Digital Futures ⚔️ Cyber Conflict 👁️ Privacy And Surveillance 🏛️ State And Cyberspace

Mindmasters

by Sandra Matz • 2025

Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.

3.96

399

💻 Digital Psychology ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🏭 Surveillance Capitalism 📊 Behavioral Data 🔒 Data Privacy

Mindmasters 85%

Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.

by Sandra Matz 2025

3.96

399 ratings

💻 Digital Psychology ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🏭 Surveillance Capitalism 📊 Behavioral Data 🔒 Data Privacy

Nothing to Hide

by Daniel J. Solove • 2011

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

3.85

182

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Nothing to Hide 85%

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

by Daniel J. Solove 2011

3.85

182 ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

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 85%

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

The Anarchist In The Library

by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004

The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

3.50

175

🛡️ Digital Rights ⚖️ Copyright Politics 🏛️ Cultural Commons 🌐 Network Society 💻 Digital Counterculture

The Anarchist In The Library 85%

The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004

3.50

175 ratings

🛡️ Digital Rights ⚖️ Copyright Politics 🏛️ Cultural Commons 🌐 Network Society 💻 Digital Counterculture

The Stranger

by Harlan Coben • 2015

When a stranger exposes his wife's faked pregnancy, a father discovers the truth can be deadly.

3.90

104k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌃 Suburban Noir 🔍 Secret Past 💔 Unraveling Marriage ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Stranger 85%

When a stranger exposes his wife's faked pregnancy, a father discovers the truth can be deadly.

by Harlan Coben 2015

3.90

104k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌃 Suburban Noir 🔍 Secret Past 💔 Unraveling Marriage ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Passengers

by John Marrs • 2019

Eight driverless cars are hijacked. A jury must vote on who lives while the world watches.

4.06

72k+

⚙️ Techno Thriller 💀 Death Game 🎭 Hidden Identities 📊 Social Ranking 💔 Deceptive Love Interest

The Passengers 85%

Eight driverless cars are hijacked. A jury must vote on who lives while the world watches.

by John Marrs 2019

4.06

72k+ ratings

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The Prank

by L.V. Matthews • 2021

To avenge her father's suicide, a waitress infiltrates the mogul whose prank show destroyed him.

3.69

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🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🎭 Assumed Identity ⏳ Slow Burn Suspense 🌫️ Morally Grey

The Prank 85%

To avenge her father's suicide, a waitress infiltrates the mogul whose prank show destroyed him.

by L.V. Matthews 2021

3.69

799 ratings

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🎭 Assumed Identity ⏳ Slow Burn Suspense 🌫️ Morally Grey

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