Media Coverage of THE EDITORS
The Editors was released August 13, 2024.
TV
“New High-Tech Thriller: The Editors.” (16 August 2024). Interview with ABC for “Good Morning Texas.”
“The Editors.” (3 July 2024). Interview with NBC Bay Area for “Press:Here.”
Radio
“Why all roads of inquiry lead to Wikipedia.” (13 August 2024). NPR’s 1A via WAMU in Washington, D.C.
“Times Radio London: Alexis Conran.” (19 October 2024). Times Radio. "I always thought Wikipedia was ripe for a suspense novel because there are so many people around the world... who might try to manipulate the information... and then frankly a lot of the [ordinary] Wikipedia editors are heroic the way they are vigilantly on guard against misinformation."
Archive,today webpage capture. Interview begins around 2:09
Reviews
“Stack Overflow: Changing the World.” (11 November 2024). Jonathan H. Liu. GeekDad. "I found The Editors really fascinating....Although this is a fictional story, with a lot of suspense and some mystery to it, I also think it makes for a revealing peek behind the curtain....It’s clear that the ability to control information on the internet is extremely powerful, and this book is a great example of why."
“Review: The Editors by Stephen Harrison.” (19 August 2024). Novels Alive.
“The Editors by Stephen Harrison.” (16 August 2023). Booklife by Publisher’s Weekly.
“Stephen Harrison’s debut novel says Wikipedia matters (regardless of what your middle-school teachers might say).” (13 August 2024). Washington University Student Life. Harrison shows us the risks of corrupting that shared truth that is guiding us all.
Print Coverage
“Mystery Uncovers Web of Online Information.” (18 October 2024). Katy Trail Weekly. “A Turtle Creek resident, Harrison has just released The Editors, a suspenseful story that is loosely centered around Wikipedia and fictional journalist Morgan Wentworth.”
“Texas Author Publishes ‘High-Tech’ Thriller About Wikipedia.” (30 August 2024). KAMR Amarillo.
“Stephen Harrison on Wikipedia’s Role and its lessons for news media.” (29 August 2024). The Fix. Wikipedia is essential infrastructure, almost like a utility that provides a trustworthy resource to the broader Internet
“Numlock Sunday: Stephen Harrison on The Editors.” (18 August 2024). Numlock News.
“Wikipedia says no individual has a monopoly on truth.” (11 July 2024). Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends. While its major plot turns are all invented, The Editors is also clearly and intriguingly animated by real-life people and interpersonal dynamics.
“Q&A with author Stephen Harrison about his upcoming novel ‘The Editors’ and the digital landscape.” (8 July 2024). Washington University Student Life. The novel takes place on Infopendium, a fictional version of Wikipedia, where some users edit pages for neutrality while others edit with an agenda in mind, trying to slant the truth.
Selected Podcasts
“Never Post! F Around, and Finding Out".” (12 March 2025). Never Post.
“Noshing With Stephen Harrison, Author, ‘The Editors.’” (24 July 2024). Ira’s Everything Bagel.
“In his hi-tech thriller, Harrison creates a fictional version of Wikipedia.” (24 July 2024). Read, Beat (… and Repeat). Steve Tarter, WCBU.
“Pitching to the New York Times, Writing Competitions and Tuning Up, with Stephen Harrison.” (27 September 2024). Paper Places from Relay FM with host Kerry Provenzano.
“Author Talk - Stephen Harrison.” (26 August 2024). With hosts Aimee Ravichandran, Russell Little, and Valerie Sweetan.
“Editing the Internet with Stephen Harrison.” (28 October 2024). Heavy Bored.
“Episode 170 - Stephen Harrison.” (19 November 2024). [[Between the Brackets]] - A MediaWiki Podcast.
“Wikipedia Editors & Suspense Novels with Author Stephen Harrison.” (4 December 2024). Mighty Books Podcast.
Wikimania (annual conference)
“A Suspense Novel Inspired by Wikipedia? A Fireside Reading of The Editors.” (10 August 2024). Video from the Wikimania 2024 user conference in Katowice, Poland.