Indigo’s Best Books of 2025 • The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

“This is one of the most important books I have read in a long time. It is an urgent and eye-opening description of the high-stakes battle for our attention, and our children’s attention, in the age of the ever-present smartphone.” —Heather Reisman

“Regehr dishes out advice that’s both practical (switch browsers, turn off trackers) and philosophical (own your addiction and figure out how to live with it). She also tackles broader issues of ethics on the internet, online bullying, porn literacy and safe surfing to make a surprisingly hopeful case that we’re not totally beholden to our digital overlords just yet.” —Maclean’s

“A candid, rigorous, and witty read on how to stop digital devices from wreaking havoc on our lives. As a leading expert on social media and internet policy, Kaitlyn Regehr illuminates what we can do—individually and collectively—to put our smartphones in their place.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking

“Smartphone Nation delivers eye-opening guidance on how we use our phones, and how we help our kids navigate tech. With clarity, insight, and real compassion, Regehr shows you how to set thoughtful, sustainable boundaries and reshape your family’s relationship with devices. We didn’t grow up with this tech—and neither did our pediatricians. This is the modern digital survival guide every parent needs.” —Melissa Urban, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Boundaries

“Smartphone Nation is essential reading for anyone looking to rethink their family’s relationship with technology. This urgent exploration of how smartphones shape childhood, mental health, and society cuts through fear and confusion with clear research and real-life stories. Most importantly, it demystifies the algorithms driving our digital world and equips us with the practical tools needed to build a healthier, happier future for ourselves and our kids.” —Daisy Greenwell, co-founder Smartphone-Free Childhood.

“If you’ve ever wondered how a device in your pocket became the engine of both connection and control, Smartphone Nation by Kaitlyn Regehr is essential reading. . . . This is the handbook for anyone who refuses to sit out the next chapter of progress. You’ll find inspiration, anger, fear, and hope—sometimes all at once. Most importantly, you’ll finish eager to reclaim your power and show that ordinary people can use the tools of the tech age to demand more: more transparency, more justice, more community.” —Shannon Watts, New York Times bestselling author of Fired Up and Founder of Moms Demand Action

“In this brilliant book Kaitlyn Regehr brings her characteristic clarity and wisdom to one of the most urgent questions: how digital systems shape our attention, behaviour and wellbeing. This is an important and reassuring book that will leave readers feeling more confident about the digital world and how they can use it, without being used.” —Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra-Processed People