IP Surveillance #3

This week’s IP Surveillance highlights June 2025 releases with rich potential across mediums: literary family sagas (The Sisters), psychological thrillers (Audition), and intimate diaspora memoirs (I’ll Tell You When I’m Home); gripping longform reporting on toxic PFAS contamination in Sweden and Curtis Yarvin’s ideological rise from internet obscurity to policy circles; plus true-crime podcasts ranging from a Marine-turned-kidnapper saga (Devil in the Desert) to a survivor’s intimate reckoning with mass violence (Senseless).

We’re continuing to refine the balance between buzzy, unoptioned books, timely articles, and adaptation-ready audio. If something hits—or misses—for you, reply and let us know. It helps us shape a sharper, more valuable Surveillance going forward.

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