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| Author | Stephen Harrison |
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| Language | English |
| Published | 13 August 2024 |
| Publisher | Inkshares |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 1950301672 |
| OCLC | 1452858980 |
The Editors is a 2024 suspense novel by American author Stephen Harrison, inspired by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia and its editors, known as Wikipedians.
The novel is set in a fictional world where an online encyclopedia called Infopendium exists. [1] [2] Set in the early days of a pandemic, the novel examines the challenges of describing what is happening in the world in a neutral, non-biased, fashion in the online encyclopedia that is read by millions of people daily. [3] [4] Infopedium has three core tenets: "We Need Better Sources", "Anonymity Is Fundamental", and "Aim for Neutrality". [5]
The characters include a freelance journalist, Morgan Wentworth, trying to forge a career in quality journalism, and an assortment of Infopedium editors. [5] There are some bad actors, involved in paying for inserting particular points of view in the encyclopedia. [3]
The Editors was published by Inkshares on 13 August 2024. [6]
An audiobook edition was also released, read by Mia Hutchinson-Shaw and Tim Lounibos. [7]
Avi Holzman, editor-in-chief of Student Life said, "Throughout the story, Harrison asks the reader to consider what it means to come to a consensus on the facts in an age of increasingly siloed information." [3]
Walt Hickey of Numlock wrote that the novel is a "really, really fun read". [2] Katy Trail Weekly noted that "online information" is a rare "foundation of a novel" and reported that reviews have been "extremely positive" since its release. [8] Sharing the sentiment of Hickey and Katy Trail Weekly, GeekDad praised the book in its review, considering it a "gripping" read that is "really fascinating" and "makes for a revealing peek behind the curtain" of how the real-life Wikipedia works in terms of the "revision history" tab and behind-the-scenes discussions that shape how the site runs. [9]
The novel is a suspense or thriller novel, [6] and has also been described as literary fiction. [10]
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