Cults Curated

A selection of books about cults, both fiction and non.
Updated September 19, 2022
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Cults Curated

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The Girls
Emma Cline
Paper Book
THE INSTANT BESTSELLER * An indelible portrait of girls, the women they become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrong ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle,...
Those Who Prey
Jennifer Moffett
Paper Book
Sadie meets The Girls in this riveting debut psychological thriller about a lonely college freshman seduced into joining a cult--and her desperate attempt to escape before it's too late. College life isn't what Emily expected. She expected to spend...
The Lightness: A Novel
Emily Temple
Ebook
"A teen thriller in the vein of the '90s horror movie The Craft . . . A beautiful meditation on meditation . . . Frequently hilarious, and thoughtful throughout."  --The New York Times Book Review "The Lightness could be the love child of Donna Tartt and...
The Marriage Pact
Michelle Richmond
Paper Book
How far is too far when it comes to protecting your marriage? Find out in this relentlessly paced novel of psychological suspense for anyone who loved The Couple Next Door. "Ranks with The Stepford Wives and Gone Girl as a terrifying look at...
Sorrowland
Rivers Solomon
Paper Book
A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2021 A New York Times Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2021 The Stonewall Book Award winner of 2022 Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR, The New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly<...
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Vincent Bugliosi
Paper Book
The #1 True Crime Bestseller of All Time--7 Million Copies Sold In the summer of 1969, in Los Angeles, a series of brutal, seemingly random murders captured headlines across America. A famous actress (and her unborn child), an heiress to a coffee fortune, a supermarket owner and his...
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Lawrence Wright
Paper Book
National Book Award Finalist A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaeda's 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal...
A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story
David Thibodeau
Paper Book
The basis of the celebrated Paramount Network miniseries starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch -- Waco is the critically-acclaimed, first person account of the siege by Branch Davidian survivor, David Thibodeau. Twenty-five years ago, the FBI staged a deadly raid on...
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