Careless People

A Book of the Year 2025 for Audible, Financial Times and Spectator
Cosmopolitan Non-Fiction Book of the Year

‘How else to put this? Bloody hell’ – The Guardian
‘Devastating . . . Funny . . . Highly enjoyable’ – The Times
‘Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome’ – Financial Times
‘Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him’ – Marina Hyde

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook’s potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there and rose to its top ranks, things turned out a little different.

From wild schemes cooked up on private jets to risking prison abroad, Careless People exposes both the personal and political fallout when boundless power and a rotten culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative, Wynn-Williams rubs shoulders with Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and world leaders, revealing what really goes on among the global elite – and the consequences this has for all of us.
Candid and entertaining, this is an intimate memoir set amid powerful forces. As all our lives are upended by technology and those who control it, Careless People will change how you see the world.

‘A Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations’ – The Times
‘Darkly funny and genuinely shocking: an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world’ – The New York Times