Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Extremely Online | 2023 | Buy |
Taylor Lorenz is a technology journalist who has covered internet culture for The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. Extremely Online (2023) is her first book, a history of how internet creators — from early bloggers to TikTok stars — changed culture, media, and commerce.
The book traces the rise of the creator economy from its earliest days. Lorenz covers the birth of YouTube, the emergence of Instagram influencers, the growth of TikTok, and the business models that turned online content into a multi-billion-dollar industry. She interviewed hundreds of creators, managers, and platform executives for the book.
Lorenz has been one of the most prominent journalists covering the intersection of technology and culture. Extremely Online is not a technical book but a social history, focused on the people who figured out how to build audiences online and the companies that profited from their work.