1) The Circle by David Eggers (2011)
This novel takes place in a future time when Google, Facebook and Twitter have merged into an always-on surveillance realm where “privacy is theft” and individual success is determined by sharing and status updates. While many in the tech press mocked Eggers’ book for a lack of startup savoir faire, The Circle got a better reception from literary heavyweights like Margaret Atwood, who praised it for revealing how “code-owners have the keys to the kingdom.”