LOGGING OFF: Adele Zeynep Walton in conversation

Blackwell's Manchester

Join us for a discussion of the impact of our digital world with journalist Adele Zeynep Walton

Blackwell's Bookshop

We are thrilled to welcome Adele Zeynep Walton to the shop to discuss her non-fiction book, LOGGING OFF, which explores the impact and dangers of our digital world. Doors: 6.30pm, starts: 6.45pmTickets are £4. Admission is free when purchasing a copy the book.About the book:Growing up as a Gen Z, Adele spent endless hours as a teenager on social media, shaping her view of herself and the world. As a freelance journalist, she has used her social media platforms and digital technology to develop a career in an unfamiliar and competitive industry, benefitting from the opportunities that these spaces can offer. But after losing her sister to online harms, she realised that our current digital world is failing us. We are an anxious and discontent generation. Our lived realities and our online vulnerabilities are inextricably linked, and this means big business for social media tycoons who want us to stay scrolling at any cost. As Big Tech barons make their billions, capitalising on our emotions, instincts, insecurities and desires, everyday people are losing out. From workers being fired by algorithms, to online forums dedicated to revenge porn and encouraging suicide, to censorship of marginalised voices and the turbulent impacts of AI, Logging Off reveals that our digital world is currently fuelling crises that only empathy, agency and humanity can resolve. This book is a call for a radical reclamation of our digital world, for a more humane future that empowers us all."You won't look at your screens in the same way after reading this book." - Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture CapitalismAbout the author:Adele Zeynep Walton is a British-Turkish journalist reporting on the human impacts of digital technology and social media.Adele is an online safety campaigner with Bereaved Families for Online Safety and Ctrl + Alt + Reclaim, a Europe-wide youth movement to reclaim our digital world. She is also a youth ambassador with People Vs Big Tech and Connected By Data fellow. She is also the co-founder of Logging Off Club, which brings people together offline at phone free events to reconnect and promote connection, curiosity and wellness. If you cannot make the event but would like a dedicated copy of the book, please email events.manchester@blackwell.co.uk or call us on 0161 274 3331.Our event format is usually a 45 minute discussion between the author and interviewer, followed by a chance for audience members to ask questions. There will be the opportunity to get your book signed/dedicated after the event. Events are a brilliant opportunity to discover new books, meet authors and likeminded readers and learn something new.Support your local bookshop and help us keep the Manchester literary scene vibrant and exciting. You can follow us on Eventbrite and social media (@BlackwellsMCR) to keep up to date on upcoming events.