Second Life Dynamo Limited and for the first time

and for the first time learns there's a name for what she struggles with--Obsessive Compulsive Disorder--and that she's not broken

and insightful material from O'Donohue's circle of close friends

selected by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Wesley Morris and series editor Kim Dana Kupperman

author of Princeless

Second Life Dynamo Limited and for the first timeBy: Amanda Hess Published by Random House, 2026 05 05 The debut memoir from beloved New York Times critic Amanda Hess chronicles the convergence of parenthood and technology. Second Life is a tender, perceptive account of pregnancy and early motherhoodand a stylish confrontation with the demented landscape of digital parenting content. Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley As an internet culture critic for The New York Times, Amanda Hess had built a