Malka Older’s Infomocracy is this election season's essential thriller

It’s safe to say that just about everyone is tired of the 2016 Presidential elections this summer. Despite that, Malka Older’s debut novel Infomocracy couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s an intense and intriguing thriller about how technology and the flow of information can help sway public opinion and policy across the planet.
Set a short distance into the future, Infomocracy portrays a world governed by microdemocracies. Countries have been replaced by districts (