The Last Best Place on the Internet: A Human History of Wikipedia

The Last Best Place on the Internet is a human history of Wikipedia, the largest repository of knowledge ever assembled, written in 343 languages by mostly anonymous, unpaid volunteers. Journalist Richard Cooke traces how the site was created, why it succeeded and how it came to shape politics, business, literature and the way facts get established.

Cooke spends time inside the site's long-running fights, including the debates between Inclusionists and Deletionists over what is worth recording and who decides. He closes on the pressures Wikipedia now faces from bots, political division and artificial intelligence. The hardcover is published by W. W. Norton.