The Psychology Behind Viral Books

The forces shaping today’s viral books

Margaret Pan
Books Are Our Superpower
6 min readApr 7, 2024

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If you’ve been following my articles for a while, one thing you’ve learned about me is that I somehow always end up disliking books that have gained viral attention.

Okay, not always, but more or less 90% of the time I finish a popular book I tell myself, “It doesn’t make any sense. What is it about this book that…

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