![]() I’m not a religious person, but the more I read, the more I think a phrase like “There but for the grace of God go I” applies to lots of us who’ve avoided cults. ![]() Likewise, I seek out deeply researched works that do not aim to sensationalize or exploit survivors’ stories. In choosing nonfiction, I tried to emphasize cult survivors’ stories. In rounding up the best books about cults, I pulled from both fiction and nonfiction. Ultimately, the stories of cults are deeply tragic, and there’s a lot to learn about the best and the worst of humanity by reading about them. They follow familiar beats, but with shocking twists nearly every time. There’s something deeply fascinating to me about how these stories play out. ![]() And those cult leaders invariably turn to crime to keep their grift going. While not all scams are cults, all cults have a scammer at the top. For me, there’s a deep overlap between books about cults, books about scammers, and true crime books. Imagine making a Venn diagram of the kinds of nonfiction you’re consistently drawn to. ![]()
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