Who is Elle Reeve, and why would you want to read her book?
Let’s see. For starters, Cole has known Elle Reeve for a long time, she’s written a terrific book, and we’re lucky that she is up for having a couple of book club zooms with us in February.
We also know she’s smart, because when I asked her to send me a blurb that I could use for this post, she enlisted a friend of hers to write it for her. Self-promotion is hard; outsource whenever possible!
“Named one of the best books of 2024 by The Washington Post, Elle Reeve’s Black Pill is a wild ride into the dark heart of political discourse on the internet and how it has come to be a decisive factor in our current politics. Over a decade of reporting, Reeve unearths hundreds of as-yet-unseen documents and exposes some of the most notorious leaders of American far right groups in dozens of hours of exclusive interviews. This unique raft of reporting goes deeper than ever to explain just how these nefarious forces conspired to propel Donald Trump to the presidency in 2016 and drove real-world political action in Charlottesville in 2017 and at the January 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C.
With this clarity comes a more nuanced understanding of not just how it all happened, but also how those who oppose creeping fascism can fight back.
Reeve’s unique voice, sharp observations, and penchant for dark humor are propulsive. Black Pill is an essential and entertaining read for anyone interested in how we got to this moment in American political history, what might happen next, and how to affect change.
Link to the Washington Post review.
NYT Book Review. (If You Want to Understand Why Democracy Is Under Attack, Read This Book.)
We’re looking two different zooms. One for the part of the book that talks about Charlottesville in 2017; the other for the part about the insurrection on Jan 6.
If you’re interested, chime in! If you think you’ll want to participate, what would you think of having the 2 zooms on Saturdays, two weeks apart. Do you think maybe a month from now to start, since you’ll need time to get your hands on the book and read it?
Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
The book is available on Amazon and elsewhere.
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