The most popular cults books of 2025

Books about cults explore closed groups under a magnetic leader. Why people join, how they are controlled and what it takes to leave are told in survivors' memoirs, reporting and tense novels. They are fascinating studies of belief, belonging and manipulation. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Christ Alive

Christ Alive

John Deane-O'Keeffe

Published 2025

174 pages

The God Log
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The God Log

Steve Hutchison

Published 2025

44 pages

Told You So
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Told You So

Mayci Neeley

Published 2025

288 pages

Be Mine
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Be Mine

Lizzy Barber

Published 2025

384 pages

Taken No More
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Taken No More

Robin Boyle-Laisure

Published 2025

296 pages