Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases that we are anticipating.

Fiction
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Publisher: Mulholland Books
432 Pages
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I cheated a bit – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot was actually released yesterday, but close enough, right?! I noticed this book on Jenn’s Bookshelves’ August Preview and was intrigued. The premise is somewhat out there, but I feel like it’s the kind of book that could either be a huge boom or a huge bust. We shall see…

Plot Summary from Amazon
The Committee, an international cabal of industrialists and media barons, is on the verge of privatizing all information. Dear Diary, an idealistic online Underground, stands in the way of that takeover, using radical politics, classic spycraft, and technology that makes Big Data look like dial-up. Into this secret battle stumbles an unlikely trio: Leila Majnoun, a disillusioned non-profit worker; Leo Crane, an unhinged trustafarian; and Mark Deveraux, a phony self-betterment guru who works for the Committee.