{"product_id":"9780702329388","title":"Are You Still Watching","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Okafor, Kelechi \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 10\/09\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 400 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780702329388,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A high-concept speculative thriller that takes the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebest of BLACK MIRROR and SEVERANCE to explore surveillance, capitalism,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI ethics and social inequality.' The Bookseller, best\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Black Publishing 2026-2027\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The anticipated YA debut from Kelechi Okafor. Perfect for fans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Black Mirror and Severance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 2032. Dorcas has her whole life ahead of her - university,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecareer, escape from her suffocating small town. There's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eonly one problem: she has no idea who she wants to be. Then something\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimpossible happens. A being from another world brings a terrifying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emessage: her entire life is a reality show broadcast across\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe galaxy ... and she's bombing. The audience is bored. Unless\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe does something extraordinary - anything - she'll be cancelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePermanently. Now Dorcas has one chance to figure out what makes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea life worth living. Before her time runs out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly unique, darkly atmospheric dystopian thriller, perfect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor fans of Black Mirror and Severance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Themes of surveillance capitalism, AI ethics and social inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelechi says: 'I want this book to be a story that explores our\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einterconnectedness within the cosmos, and raises the question of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the technological age of social media and reality television,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho do we actually exist for?'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57553723294069,"sku":"9780702329388","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780702329388.jpg?v=1788768690","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780702329388","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}