Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age

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 motherhood—and 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 reputation among readers as a sharp observer of the seductions and manipulations of online li...