Not a Cult is a publishing house dedicated to creating beautiful, intentional books that enrich and serve the audiences that read them.
Established during a pleasant summer day in 2016.
about hollis
hollis hart is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Not a Cult. They are an LA based sculptor and painter. They host an artist residency and incubator at their little house in the middle of the desert in Johnson Valley. They are a clown.
about Daniel
Daniel Lisi is the executive producer and co-founder of Not a Cult. Lisi has created operating models for companies in publishing, interactive media, virtual+augmented reality, and the non-profit sector.
excellent people (not cultists)
designers
Virginia Sasser (editorial design, cover design) | Shaun Roberts (editorial design, cover design) | Zoe Norvell (cover design) | Anton Khodakovsky (cover design) | Bill Jonas (interior layout, cover design) | Ian DeLucca (editorial design, cover design) | Lea Deschenes (interior layout) | Courtney Andujar (cover design)
artists
Tigre Bailando (cover artwork) | Lindsay August-Salazar (cover artwork) | Tyson Schroeder (cover artwork) | Eugenia Loli (record artwork) | Christian Alvarez (painting photographer) | Erin Stone (photographer)
contributing writers
Jonathan Griffin | Chelsea Coon | Santiago Vernetti | Laura Kipnis | Jacquelyn Davis | Michael Ned Holte | Ione Gamble
editors & proofreaders
Gabe Durham (editor) | Christina Catherine Martinez (proofreader) | Leah Nobel Davidson (editor, proofreader) | Gary Edwin Lovely (editor) | Jeremy Radin (editor) | Danielle Bennett (editor) | Edwin Bodney (editor) | Safia Elhillo (editor) | Elaina Ellis (editor)