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Small Game
Blair Braverman
★★★★★· Published 2022· 288 pages· read 2025
I love reality TV, especially Survivor, so this debut about a survival reality show gone wrong was right up my alley. Tense and more thoughtful than I expected.
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Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire
Ashley Spencer
The behind-the-scenes story of Disney Channel's tween golden age, Hilary Duff through Zendaya, built on hundreds of new interviews. Pure nostalgia if you grew up on it.
You Wanna Be on Top?: A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model
Sarah Hartshorne
A former contestant's behind-the-scenes memoir of America's Next Top Model and how the sausage really got made. Fun and a little damning.
The Compound
Aisling Rawle
A reality-show dystopia where contestants chase luxury and each other in a desert compound. Sharp on how quickly we'll perform for a prize.