New novel · 2025

It's Not A Cult

Novel by Joey Batey

Summary

It's Not A Cult is an adult horror fiction novel by Joey Batey. It was published October 23, 2025, by the publisher Raven Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing. This is Batey's debut novel, though he has said he had been writing for about seventeen years prior to its release. The story follows the characters Callum, Melusine, and Al. The three of them are in a band with no name that hasn't reached more than 97 subscribers in several years. Their band features tales about gods, or Solkats, who represent the minute things in life. Currently, the audiobook can only be purchased within the UK, but the physical book is available worldwide. The Broken Binding is selling a special edition copy, which are signed and have painted edges of the Solkats.

From the Wikipedia article “It's Not A Cult”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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