Leah Sottile Books In Order

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Leah Sottile is a successful published author.

Her investigations, profiles, essays and long form features have appeared in a variety of publications. These include the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atavist, Outside, High Country News, and the Atlantic, as well as others.

In addition to writing books, Leah is also a host of podcasts. She hosts the podcasts Burn Wild, Bundyville, and Two Minutes Past Nine.

She resides in the state of Oregon.

When the Moon Turns to Blood: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and a Story of Murder, Wild Faith, and End Times is a nonfiction book that nonfiction fans will definitely want to check out.

This book takes a closer look at the culture of end times paranoia as well as the trail of strange deaths that surround Lori Vallow, a former beauty queen, and her husband Chad Daybell, a grave digger who became a doomsday novelist.

Police officers in Rexburg, Idaho go out to perform a wellness check on J.J. Vallow and his sister Tylee Ryan. But when they appear to do the check, the seven year old and the sixteen year old are nowhere to be found.

The officers talk to their mother Lori Vallow, who gives a fake explanation. The officers leave and when they come back the next day with a search warrant on them, they discover that she has disappeared as well. As the cops start closing in, a bigger web starts to unravel, one of murder, mystery, fanaticism, and deceit.

The case is complex. As the investigators look into things further, they discover that the Black Widow has a strange amount of bodies that are building up around her. This is the story of snake oil prophets, of extreme beliefs, and looks more into the question about if it feels as though the world is ending, how should people act? A fascinating nonfiction read that will have you turning the pages to get to the end and read every word!

Blazing Eye Sees All: Love Has Won, False Prophets, and the Fever Dream of the American New Age is a nonfiction book authored by Leah Sottile. Check out this book and see what you think!

This book starts off an investigation into America’s New Age movement that attempts to understand the appeal that it has to women as well as self-proclaimed prophetesses, such as Amy Carlson of Love Has Won, who had created her own kingdom for itself within this movement.

Journalist Leah Sottile is known for the deep dives that she does into true crime, extremist ideologies, and fringe subcultures, and now she turns her keen investigative eye towards the culture described as the American New Age.

These days, astrology, tarot cards, and crystals are extremely common and you can find them referenced and practiced as well as sold in a variety of places. You can see them featured on social media such as Instagram and TikTok, or found in upscale boutiques and expensive wellness retreats.

In this book, the author looks into how the recent surge of personal interest in these ideas of the New Age points to a culture that is actually part of the very fabric of the United States. She also takes a closer look at how self-named gurus as as Mother God from Love Has Won to the channeler Ramtha have tapped into this culture to help themselves build devout followings.

For over a century, this world of light, love and enlightenment has been constructed upon a foundation of antisemitism, conspiracies, nationalism, and the rejection of science. In this book, the author tries to understand the quest to attain New Age spirituality in the midst of an era of fear that has made people open to things that claim that they can bring relief, whether it’s from the climate crisis, war, Covid 19, or any of a wide variety of other issues that we may face.

Simultaneously, Sottile attempts to draw the line between healing ideas that are actually helpful and snake oil. When it comes to the new New Age, it’s everywhere that you look. Sottile helps people look through the actual crystals so that they can find actual clarity. An interesting read that you won’t want to put down!