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'A glimpse of the foetid underbelly of the internet' - The Times
'Taut as a thriller, sharp as a slug of ice-cold vodka' - Irish
Times To be a content moderator is to see humanity at its worst -
but Kayleigh needs money. That's why she takes a job working for a
social media platform whose name she isn't allowed to mention. Her
job: reviewing offensive videos and pictures, rants and conspiracy
theories, and deciding which need to be removed. It's gruelling
work. Kayleigh and her colleagues spend all day watching horrors
and hate on their screens, evaluating them with the platform's
ever-changing moderating guidelines. Yet Kayleigh is good at her
job, and in her colleagues she finds a group of friends, even a new
girlfriend - and for the first time in her life, Kayleigh's future
seems bright. But soon the job seems to change them all, shifting
their worlds in alarming ways. How long before the moderators own
morals bend and flex under the weight of what they see? We Had To
Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets is a chilling, powerful and
gripping story about who or what determines our world view.
Examining the toxic world of content moderation, the novel forces
us to ask: what is right? What is real? What is normal? And who
gets to decide? Translated from the original Dutch by Emma Rault.
'A superbly poised, psychologically astute and subtle' - Ian
McEwan, author of Atonement 'Fast paced and thrilling, violent and
nightmarish' - Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead Things 'An
acid glimpse into a new form of labor existing today' - Ling Ma,
author of Severance
Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.
Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought
a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good.
Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor taking a break from his
life in California. And most importantly, taking a break from his
latest run of disastrous dates.
After a run in with Kira in her fields, Ben has no intention of
offering to help the grumpy owner set up her tree farm, despite the
fact she’s clearly got no idea what she’s doing.
Kira knows she should stop being so stubborn, but her farm is not all
cute and cozy like people always show on social media, it’s borderline
dangerous with no heating, and she’d rather no one saw it.
But somehow fate finds Ben at Kira’s farm once more, and as Kira
watches him swing an ax at the first tree, she finds herself
appreciating his strength and questioning why she refused help in the
first place…
The Christmas Tree Farm is a spicy romantic mystery with a HEA
guaranteed!
Susanna Smit, suster van die Voortrekkerleier Gert Maritz, het op
vroee leeftyd 'n gedwonge huwelik met die veel ouer eerwaarde
Erasmus Smit aangegaan. Altyd daarna bly die gemis na haar
jeugvriend Willem van Staden die verpersoonliking van wat kon
gewees het. 'n Historiese roman wat boei en ontroer. Margaret
Bakkes, wat in 2011 haar tagtigste verjaarsdag gevier het, is
bekend vir haar tydskrifverhale, kortverhale en liefdesromans. Haar
kortverhaalbundel Wat die middag verwoes (1977) was vir etlike jare
’n voorgeskrewe werk in skole, vyf van haar romans is oor die radio
voorgelees en in 1999 word Susanna die geliefde vir die verhoog
verwerk met Joanie Combrink, Susanne Beyers en Johann Nel in die
hoofrolle.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize The Sunday Times Bestseller Trust
by Hernan Diaz is a sweeping, unpredicatable novel about power,
wealth and truth, told by four unique, interlocking voices and set
against the backdrop of turbulent 1920s New York. Perfect for fans
of Succession. Can one person change the course of history? A Wall
Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together they rise
to the top in an age of excess and speculation. But now a novelist
is threatening to reveal the secrets behind their marriage, and
this wealthy man's story - of greed, love and betrayal - is about
to slip from his grasp. Composed of four competing versions of this
deliciously deceptive tale, Trust brings us on a quest for truth
while confronting the lies that often live buried in the human
heart. 'One of the great puzzle-box novels, it's the cleverest of
conceits, wrapped up in a page-turner' - Telegraph 'Genius' -
Lauren Groff, author of Matrix
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