We did it! The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy is officially a New York Times “Instant Bestseller.”

My book debuted at #3 on the hardcover nonfiction list. Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered the book or bought it the first week—or who requested it at their local public library and/or spread the word to others. It’s not easy for a first-time book author to make the list. I could not have done it without you, my first readers.

I am especially grateful to my agent, Caroline Eisenmann of Frances Goldin Literary Agency. She took me seriously at a moment when no other agent would return my queries, and here we are.

I was also super fortunate to have an amazing editor in Shannon Welch of Avid Reader Press, who gave me space to cook and coached me toward the best version possible. The entire team at Avid Reader has been amazing, scoring major media appearances (Fresh Air, Democracy Now, MS NOW, The Guardian) during launch week.

There’s more to come, and hopefully the bestseller status will erode some of the lingering hesitancy among certain legacy media institutions and personalities.