Streamers, TikTokkers, eSports stars, and their legions of parasocially obsessed fans star in Select Screen, the new literary composite novel from Abigail Stewart, where the unspoken secrets of today’s internet culture are spilled and god is found in a live-streamed hot tub.
Select Screen is an intriguing romp through all the ways screen time pervades and invades our lives. From pro gamers suffering for their art to retirees afraid of online marketplaces*, there’s something for everyone in Abigail Stewart’s new collection—whether your daily screen time is at 1 hour or 10.
Who are the people in front of and behind our smartphone, tablet, pc screens? How does social media shape our lives, or how does it not? From gamers, to streamers, to influencers, from fans, to haters, to anonymous trolls, Abigail Stewart gives us a zoomed in, closeup look at the characters people curate for online consumption, the people who consume them, and the people who have been consumed by the social media machine. Select Screen offers you the perfect lens to observe and to critique your own use of social media. You will be left wondering if we can actually leave it all behind in the end.
