We’re back with another Sundays in Bed With… meme! This meme dares to ask you what book has been in your bed this morning and is hosted by Midnight Book Girl. Come share what book you’ve spent your time reading in bed or wish you had time to read today.
I’ll be spending the rest of my Sunday in bed reading The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah. I’ve been enjoying this so much and I’m now about 60% through. Could I even finish this tonight? Possibly! These characters are all very intriguing and their journey through the desert very engaging. I’m very keen to see where the story goes!
What book are you spending your Sunday in bed with?
This week has been exceptionally busy which has left me feeling more exhausted than usual. Lots of early morning starts needing to leave the house by 6am and I was not a fan of that! 😂 I realise my colleagues and I are pretty spoiled when it comes to working hours as a lot of us tend to rock up after 9am! Of course, we always work earlier and later than that through our phones most days, but I don’t take that flexibility for granted.
Has anyone here read or heard of books (fiction/non-fiction) that center digital violence (online bullying, doxxing, stalking, etc.) with/without a gendered lens?
I’m working on a bibliobattle event with a local book organization this December, and in addition to organizing it, I’ve suddenly been asked to participat. 😮💨 Basically, in a bibliobattle, participants pitch books on a certain topic to an audience who will then vote for the book that sounds most compelling. We’re aligning our event with the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence which has the theme “digital violence” this year.
However, I quickly realised that I don’t think I’ve read a book featuring or centering digital violence before? I feel like I’ve heard of a few books in recent years, but I can’t recall them and a Google search for titles hasn’t rung any bells either! Help! So, I thought who better to take this to than the book community?! I hope someone can suggest titles for me to check out in prep for this event—I’d love to hear your suggestions/recommendations!
ICYMI here’s what I posted this week:
- Let’s Talk Bookish: Are Special Editions Even Special Anymore?
- #WWWWednesday: 12 November 2025
- #TopTenTuesday: Books Outside My Comfort Zone
- Book Review: A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
dive – olivia dean
I hope everyone’s doing well and treating themselves with care. Have a great week ahead, friends! 💜
dinipandareads 
I recall a few YA books about doxxing but have no idea about the “lens”. Good luck with this proposal!
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Ooh, I’d still love to know which books you’ve read about doxing!
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Eliza and her Monsters was the first to come to mind. Follow Me Back was another but I know there were more
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I am so glad you are enjoying The Stardust Thief! Oh, that’s a tough one. I don’t think I’ve read any through that lens either. I hope someone has some suggestions for you!!
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Spending my sunday in bed rereading Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid.
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That one’s still on my TBR! I’ve heard a lot of good things about it though. Happy reading!
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I hope next week is less frantic for you, 6am is definitely too early for work!
With regards to digital violence Laura Bates has two excellent nonfiction titles -Men Who Hate Women – about online misogyny, and The New Age of Sexism. There are some other titles listed here https://womensmediacenter.com/speech-project/10-must-read-books-about-online-harassment-and-free-speech
The fiction I’ve seen is mostly YA oriented but if you search Goodreads Listopia for cyber-bullying or social media influencers there are several to choose from.
I hope that helps
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I actually came across The New Age of Sexism on one of my social feeds the day after posting this — not sure who was talking about it now but I’m glad that you’ve brought it up because that’s looking like the one I’ll probably read. It sounds very interesting, but I’ll keep an eye out for Bates’ other book too.
Thanks so much for sharing that resource and the tip about the Goodreads Listopedia as well! 💜 I appreciate it so much!
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One book I remember with doxxing is Don’t Read the Comments by. Eric Smith (I had to do a search on my book reviews lol because I couldn’t remember the title!). It’s a YA book about a female gamer, hope that helps!
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Ooh, that one is on my TBR actually! I’ve been meaning to read it and totally forgot it existed. Thanks for the reminder, Yolanda 😍
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I’m not sure if this is exactly what you’re looking for but I thought I’d share it anyways. Years ago I read a book called Criminal Utopia: Fear the Hacker by J. Arthur Squiers and I really enjoyed it.
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Oh that’s such a cool idea! Which bookstore is it?
I think I remember reading a couple YA thrillers where the characters started by receiving threatening text revealing secrets or something, but can’t think the title right on top of my head right now. I’ll get back to you if I remember anything!
I haven’t read anything, but I think Asking for It has some element of it- photo taken while the mc is being sexually assaulted… But I’m not sure if the pictures got distributed or something since I haven’t read it. You might want to check it out!
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The books are How We Fell Apart and Ace of Spades, but both of them are not exactly digital gender-based violence. Sorry!
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