Anyone who has ever fallen down a rabbit hole of Manson family documentaries has likely pondered the question of why people join cults, and Amanda Montell's Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism offers up a surprising explanation: It's all about the language. Through careful research and compelling writing, Montell breaks down how the right words can draw people into cults, as well as how none of us are as immune to cult-like thinking as we'd like to believe.
Out June 1