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A Novel
by Olivia Worley
In Olivia Worley's pitch-perfect debut, People to Follow, ten teen influencers come to a remote island to star in a reality show, but when one of them winds up dead, they realize that this time, the price of getting "cancelled" could be their lives.
A reality show on a remote Caribbean island. Ten teen influencers. One dead body.
Welcome to "In Real Life," the hot new reality show that forces social media's reigning kings and queens to unplug for three weeks and "go live" without any filters. IRL is supposed to be the opportunity of a lifetime, watched closely by legions of loyal followers. But for these rising stars—including Elody, an Instagram model with an impulsive streak; Kira, a child star turned fitness influencer; Logan, a disgraced TikTok celeb with a secret; and Max, a YouTuber famous for exposés on his fellow creators—it's about to turn into a nightmare.
When the production crew fails to show up and one of their own meets a violent end, these social media moguls find themselves stranded with a dead body and no way to reach the outside world. When they start receiving messages from a mysterious Sponsor threatening to expose their darkest secrets, they realize that they've been lured into a deadly game…and one of them might be pulling the strings.
With the body count rising and cameras tracking their every move, the creators must figure out who is trying to get them canceled—like, literally—before their #1 follower strikes again.
"[With] lightning-quick pacing and savvy twists, and through four shifting perspectives, Worley notably considers social media fame's impact on both the content creator and their following." —Publishers Weekly
"Mysteries unravel and secrets spill in this Gen Z thriller." —Kirkus Reviews
"Part dizzyingly fast-paced thriller, part wickedly incisive social commentary, there's never a dull moment in this well-characterized debut. Hole up, unplug, and keep the lights on." —Booklist
"An intricately woven whodunit that kept me guessing till the very end. Twisty, sordid, thrilling–I loved it!" —Goldy Moldavsky, New York Times bestselling author of The Mary Shelley Club
"A classic whodunnit for the TikTok era...Meticulously plotted and flawlessly executed." —Dana Mele, author of People Like Us and Summer's Edge
"A bold, thrilling, darkly delicious examination of influencer culture and its pitfalls, People to Follow is not to be missed, and Worley is an author to follow." —Katie Zhao, author of How We Fall Apart
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Olivia Worley is an author and actor born and raised in New Orleans. A graduate of Northwestern University, she now lives in New York City, where she spends her time writing thrillers, overanalyzing episodes of The Bachelor, and hoping someone will romanticize her for reading on the subway. People to Follow is her debut novel.
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