Books by Amanda Montell

Amanda Montell is an American author, writer, and linguist who studied linguistics at New York University. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Wordslut (2019), Cultish (2021), and The Age of Magical Overthinking (2024). She previously worked as a beauty and features editor at Byrdie and Who What Wear, and now cohosts the weekly podcast Sounds Like a Cult.

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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell

You've joked that your gym or favorite brand feels "like a cult"—this microbook shows you're not entirely wrong. Linguist Amanda Montell traces the exact phrases that bind fanatics together, from Jonestown's "revolutionary suicide" to spin studios and Instagram gurus. Discover how ordinary words like love-bombing and thought-terminating clichés turn belonging into control—and learn to spot them everywhere.

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