Lawrence Wright

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (2013)

I'm fascinated by cults, religious sects, science fiction, and international intrigue - and I have a little crush on John Travolta. Scientology touches upon all those things, and Wright's book is a well-researched and well-written examination of the Church of Scientology. To sum it up, I knew thi...

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (2006)

Lawrence Wright is one of those guys who could easily put novelists out of business, and this book made me question why I read fiction at all. The locations, characters, and events in The Looming Tower are so much more fascinating than anything an author could invent, and the fact that they're re...

Remembering Satan (1995)

God's Favorite (2000)

Twins: And What They Tell Us about Who We Are (1999)

Put aside your morals and your judgement for a second. Or until you finish reading this. And then the book.Wright is a writer for The New York Times, but as any sensible person would he cashes is on the same writing twice, once as a columnist, then as a novelist. I already like him.A quick look a...