Glass Houses

"When tech startup Wuv’s team crash-lands on a remote island, Chief Emotional Manager Kristen Howard must supervise not only the mounting hysteria as unknown horrors hunt them, but also her needy boss Sumter Williams’ deluded insistence that they can survive on magical thinking. Barricaded in a sexist smart (glass) house, Kiki can rely only on herself. Madeline Ashby brilliantly shatters expectations with this title, as the most harrowing scenes give characters nowhere to hide: beneath the blinding lights of a conference keynote, or under the glaring eye of a smartphone camera, streaming Kiki’s adolescence to subscribers controlling far more than her family’s revenue numbers. This book is a primal scream for the indignities women have suffered in tech and beyond, culminating in a triumphant howl."