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 a co-founder of Not a Cult. hart is 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’re a clown.
about Daniel
Daniel Lisi is a co-founder of Not a Cult. Lisi’s worked a lot in publishing, nonprofits, and start-up environments.
excellent people
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)| Cassidy Trier (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)