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A (cut) chapter from my new book — part 3!
Part 3 of a chapter that didn’t quite make it into The Age of Magical Overthinking!
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The single most important point in Cultish
Grab some headphones: I'm releasing serialized audio commentary for my book, Cultish. Here's Part 9.
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Giving away 100 copies of my new book!
It would make an excellent holiday gift, if I may say so.
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Finding spirituality in science
A reading and teaser line from my new book
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Reading my Jonestown chapter aloud for the first time
I haven’t revisited today’s reading from Part 2 of Cultish (the Jonestown/Heaven’s Gate section) since I was still in edits for the book, so it was…
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My new audiobook and live tour :)
Plus, some really good cult faves.
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Updates on my Cultish docuseries!
In addition to another episode of my Cultish audiobook commentary series, today I’m spilling a spot of tea re: new developments on my Cultish docuseries…
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The 5 books that changed my life
Plus, some verrrry exciting authorly updates!
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Witching hour: A cut chapter from my new book! (Part 2)
Part 2 of a chapter that didn’t quite make it into The Age of Magical Overthinking.
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Are women more likely to join cults?
Another day, another audiobook commentary installment… but this one is about whether or not women are more likely to join “cults.” This week, I’m…
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My coziest newsletter yet—with a notebook giveaway!
And an extremely eccentric writing prompt...
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Book titles I loved but didn’t use
The journey to landing on “The Age of Magical Overthinking” was not easy. It never is.
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The problem with saying someone is "brainwashed"
Welcome back, ~followers~, to part 5 of my Cultish audiobook commentary series. Today, I’m reading aloud the part of the book where I chronicle the…
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