Cover of I'm Your Cult Leader, Baby by Autumn Christian

CLASH Books · March 23, 2027

The new psychological thriller

I'm Your
Cult Leader,
Baby.

Two codependent rivals start a cult together in Los Angeles—and discover how much they’re willing to sacrifice on the altar of ambition.

Publisher
CLASH Books
Publication
March 23, 2027
Format
Paperback · 320 pages
ISBN
9781968043377

Devotion.
Power. Longing.

Aliyah is a pampered influencer married to a tech billionaire. She believes she’s been chosen to spread the influence of a dark god through the Harmony Technique. Emma is a kickboxing instructor who struggles to make ends meet. She is beloved by her friends and students but feels directionless, haunted by the sense that maybe she should be doing more.

When Aliyah and Emma meet, they despise each other. But beneath the hatred, they recognize a mutual desire for real purpose—and an opportunity. Aliyah’s Harmony Technique has already gained popularity among LA influencers and social climbers; Emma sees how much further it could go.

Together, they create From The Heart, a cult in downtown Los Angeles. They promise to free their followers from pain, but Aliyah has darker intentions. As Aliyah feeds her worst impulses for control, Emma struggles to restrain her, desperate to use the cult’s power for good.

Each woman must decide how far she’s willing to go to get what she wants, and how much she’s willing to sacrifice on the altar of ambition. For fans of Killing Eve, I’m Your Cult Leader, Baby is a dark examination of devotion, power, longing, and the desire for ascendance—and what it can cost.

Advance praise

“Vicious and very funny, Autumn Christian's writing runs hot but stays in total control, right down to the comma in the title.”
Alexander Boldizar, Locus Award–winning author of The Man Who Saw Seconds

“Devastating and true. Bravo.”

Daniel Knauf
creator of Carnivàle

“A beautifully dark and moody tale about finding your place in the world versus carving out your place in it. Alluring and dangerous.”

Peter Clines
New York Times bestselling author of God's Junk Drawer

“A vicious, nasty satire on the emptiness of excess. It digs its stiletto nails into gurus, influencers, and the search for something real in a superficial world.”

Greg Sisco
author of Thicker Than Water

“The apex between credibility and absurdity is Christian's sweet spot, and this ride is no different—expertly done. Fanaticism, loneliness, purpose, and the WTF of our age.”

Peter Rosch
author of What the Dead Can Do
Author Autumn Christian

About the author

Autumn
Christian.

Autumn Christian is an American novelist and essayist whose work crosses psychological thrillers, horror, science fiction, and literary surrealism. She is the author of Girl Like a Bomb, The Crooked God Machine, We Are Wormwood, and Ecstatic Inferno.

Her fiction has appeared in Eternal Frankenstein, You, Human, A Breath from the Sky, Broad Knowledge, Out of the Ruins, and X-R-A-Y. She has also written for video games including Battle Nations and State of Decay 2. She lives in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, where she co-owns and runs Christian Cheese.

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Publisher
CLASH Books
Location
Troy, New York
Distribution
Consortium

Available March 23, 2027

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