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The following are articles from the jonestown report<\/em>. A full listing of nonfiction books<\/a>\u2013 listed by year of publication \u2013 appears on the Speakers and Resources<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

And Then They Were Gone<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral (2018)
\nArticles
\nAnd Then They Were Gone\u00a0<\/a><\/em>Finally Published, by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral (2018)<\/span>
\nAnd Then They Were Gone<\/em>\u00a0Looks Toward 2017 Publication<\/a>, by Jannie Dresser (2016)<\/span>
\nUpdate on\u00a0And Then They Were Gone<\/em><\/a>, by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral (2014)<\/span>
\nUpdate on\u00a0And Then They Were Gone<\/em><\/a>, by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral (2013)<\/span>
\nAnd Then They Were Gone<\/em>\u00a0Portrays Lives of Temple High School Students<\/a> (2012)<\/span>
\nRoses in Memoriam \u2013 The students of Opportunity High<\/a>, by Judy Bebelaar (2011)<\/span>
\nAnd Then They Were Gone\u00a0<\/em>Nears Completion<\/a>, by Ron Cabral (2011)<\/span>
\nAnd Then They Were Gone<\/em>: A Report<\/a> (2010)<\/span>
\nAnd Then They Were Gone<\/em>:\u00a0A Progress Report<\/a> (2009)<\/span>
\nAnd Then They Were Gone<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral (2008)<\/span>
\nAnd Then They Were Gone<\/em>: A Synopsis<\/a><\/span>
\nReviews
\nFrom One Teacher to Another<\/a>, by Craig Foreman (2017)<\/span>
\nThat Championship Season Before the World Turned Gray<\/a>, by Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons (2017)<\/span>
\nFrom High School to Jonestown<\/a>, by Rikke Wettendorff (2017)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A Lavender Look at the Temple: A Gay Perspective of the Peoples Temple<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, by Michael Bellefountaine<\/a>
\nReflections on Publishing\u00a0Lavender Look<\/em><\/a>, by Dora Bellefountaine (2012)<\/span>
\nLavender Look<\/em>\u00a0Makes Final Call for Interviews<\/a>, by Michael Bellefountaine (2005)<\/span>
\nLavender Look<\/em>\u00a0still looking for interviews<\/a>, by Michael Bellefountaine\u00a0(2004)<\/span>
\nResearch on Harvey Milk Renews Calls for Reappraisal of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Michael Bellefountaine\u00a0(2003)<\/span>
\nResearch Project Explores Jones-Milk Connection<\/a>, by Michael Bellefountaine (2002)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ghosts of November<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, by Jeff Brailey<\/a>
\nPolicing Up the Bodies<\/a>\u00a0(2007)<\/span>
\nLife Goes On<\/a>\u00a0(2005)<\/span>
\nGhosts of November<\/em>\u00a0Searches for New Publisher<\/a> (2004)<\/span><\/p>\n

Lednorf’s Dilemma<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, by David Conn<\/a>
\nExcerpt from\u00a0Lednorf\u2019s\u00a0Dilemma<\/em><\/a>, by David Conn (2008)<\/span>
\nDavid Conn\u2019s Dilemma<\/a>, a review by Matthew Farrell (2008)<\/span><\/p>\n

Belva Davis Memoir Includes Recollections of Peoples Temple<\/a> (2011)<\/p>\n

inTOXICating FOLLOWERSHIP<\/em><\/strong>, by Dr. Wendy M. Edmonds
\nInTOXICating Followership<\/em>: A Review<\/a>, by Rebecca Moore (2021) <\/span><\/p>\n

Stories from Jonestown<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, by Leigh Fondakowski<\/a>
\nArticles by Leigh Fondakowski
\nStarting the Conversation on Jonestown<\/a> (2013)<\/span>
\nStories From Jonestown<\/em>\u00a0Extends Life of\u00a0The People\u2019s Temple<\/em><\/a> (2012)<\/span>
\nReviews
\nA Review of\u00a0Stories from Jonestown<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>by Kathy (Tropp) Barbour (2012)<\/span>
\nThank You, Leigh!<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>by Don Beck (2012)<\/span>
\nComplicating Matters<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>by Annie Dawid (2012)<\/span>
\nStories Shows Nuances, Complexities of Telling Jonestown Stories<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>by Katherine Hill (2012)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Road to Jonestown<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, by Jeff Guinn<\/a> (2017)
\nArticles by Jeff Guinn
\nAn Exhortation to Write<\/a> (2017)<\/span>
\nWhat\u2019s In a Name?<\/a> (2016)<\/span>
\nBitter Cup<\/em>\u00a0Fills to Overflowing<\/a> (2015)<\/span>
\nReal History vs. Popular History: A Fresh Look at Jim Jones<\/a> (2014)<\/span>
\nReviews
\nNew Materials Worth Reading in Jones Biography<\/a>, by Annie Dawid (2017)<\/span>
\nGuinn Follows Many Routes on\u00a0Road to Jonestown<\/em><\/a>, by Jason Dikes (2017)<\/span><\/p>\n

Books by Jeff Hood<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Collected Sermons of Jim Jones<\/a> (2020)<\/span>
\nA Jonestown Trilogy<\/a> (2020)<\/span>
\nA Jonestown Trilogy<\/em>: A Review<\/a>, by Garrett Martin <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A New Look at Jonestown<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, by Eusi Kwayana (2016)
\nArticles by Eusi Kwayana (2016)
\nOther Jonestown Dimensions: Views from Guyana<\/a> (2011)<\/span>
\nClosing the Book<\/a> (2010)<\/span>
\nBook to Consider Jonestown from Guyana Perspective<\/a>\u00a0(2007)<\/span>
\nReviews
\nNew Book Offers First Guyanese Perspectives on Jonestown Tragedy: A Review<\/a>, by Khaleel Mohammed (2016)<\/span>
\nKwayana Book Captures Guyana \u2013 and Worldwide \u2013 Perspective<\/a>, by Laura Johnston Kohl (2016)<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonestown and\u00a0No Mercy<\/em><\/a>, by Eleanor Learmonth (2013)<\/p>\n

Book Proposes to Engage Black American Voices<\/a>,\u00a0by Richard Lawrence (2005)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll Be Your God: The Psychobiography of Jim Jones<\/em><\/a>, by Scott Lines (2007)<\/p>\n

A Fork in the Road: Jim Jones or Charles Manson<\/a>, by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain (2018)<\/p>\n

Jonestown: The Forensic Photos<\/em>, by Chase Mehan (2023)
\nShedding Light on Jonestown: The Forensic Photos<\/em><\/a>, by Jolene McDonald (Sidebar: The Identifications<\/a>)<\/span>
\nJonestown: The Forensic Photos<\/em>: A Review<\/a>, by Jason Schwechter<\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, by Rebecca Moore (2009\/2018)
\nArticles
\nUnderstanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple<\/em>\u00a0Published<\/a>, by Rebecca Moore (2009)<\/span>
\nUnderstanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple<\/em>\u00a0Offers Fresh Perspective<\/a> (2008)<\/span>
\nReviews
\nUnderstanding Jonestown: <\/a><\/em>Academic Yet Accessible, by Matthew Farrell (2009)<\/span>
\nIf you read only one book about Peoples Temple, this should be it<\/a>, by Rikke Wettendorff (2009)<\/span>
\nA Belated Response to a Negative Review<\/a>, by Tom Mrett (2018)<\/span><\/p>\n

Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America<\/strong><\/a><\/i>, edited by Rebecca Moore, Anthony B. Pinn and Mary R. Sawyer (2004)
\nArticles
\nPeoples Temple and Black Religion in America<\/em>\u00a0to be Published<\/a> (2003)<\/span>
\nPeoples Temple and Black Religion In America<\/em>\u00a0to be Published in 2003<\/a> (2002)<\/span>
\nScholars Consider Influence of Peoples Temple on Black Religion in America<\/a> (2001)<\/span>
\nReview
\nPeoples Temple and Black Religion<\/em>: A Review<\/a>,\u00a0by the Rev. Richard A. Lawrence (2004)<\/span><\/p>\n

Forces Of God, Faces Of Evil<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, by Edward Patterson (2012)<\/p>\n

The People of Peoples Temple<\/em><\/strong>, by Sarah Rex
\nThe Journey of Writing about the People<\/a> (2025) \"NEW\"<\/span>
\nAn Update<\/a> (2024) <\/span>
\nWorking with Passion and Purpose: A Reflection<\/a> (2024) <\/span>
\nWho Were They?: Sample Profiles<\/a> (2024) <\/span>
\nA Description<\/a> (2023) <\/span><\/p>\n

Jonestown: “Don\u2019t Drink the Kool-Aid<\/strong>“<\/em><\/a>, by Will Savive (2014)
\nArticles by Will Savive
\nNew Book Goes Beyond Fa\u00e7ade of \u201cOfficial Version\u201d<\/a> (2014)<\/span>
\nBook Preview \u2013\u00a0Jonestown: Don\u2019t Drink the Kool-Aid<\/em><\/a> (2013)<\/span>
\nSocial Implications of Jonestown<\/a>\u00a0(2007)<\/span>
\nReview
\nSavive Book a Compelling and Controversial Read<\/a>, by Mark Gallaga (2014)<\/span><\/p>\n

A Thousand Lives<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, by Julia Scheeres (2012)
\nPublication News
\nA Thousand Lives<\/a><\/em> Finds Receptive Audiences (2012)<\/span>
\nA Thousand Lives\u00a0<\/a><\/em> Is Published (2011)<\/span>
\nArticles by Julia Scheeres
\nThousand Lives<\/em>\u00a0Author Reflects on the Year Since Publication<\/a> (2012)<\/span>
\nAn Author Reflects Upon Her Work<\/a> (2011)<\/span>
\nWriting\u00a0Jonestown<\/em>\u00a0Book Nears Its End<\/a> (2010)
\nWanted: Personal Stories<\/a> (2009)
\nAuthor seeks additional sources for Jonestown book<\/a> (2008)
\nA Trip to Jonestown, August 2008<\/a> <\/span>
\nAuthor seeks interviews with former Temple members for book<\/a>\u00a0(2007)<\/span>
\nReviews
\nA Review of\u00a0A Thousand Lives<\/em>\u00a0by Julia Scheeres<\/a>, by Valerie Weaver-Zercher (2012)<\/span>
\nIn Search of the Grander Scale<\/a>, by Kathy Tropp Barbour (2011)<\/span>
\nA Thousand Lives\u00a0<\/em>A Painful and Disturbing Read<\/a>, by Annie Dawid (2011)<\/span>
\nRewriting Jonestown<\/a>, by Katherine Hill (2011)<\/span>
\nScheeres Book Offers Understanding of November 18<\/a>, by Sylvia Marciniak (2011)<\/span>
\nThe Pieces Still Missing<\/a>, by Rikke Wettendorff (2011)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Season of the Witch<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, by David Talbot (2012)
\nReviews
\nYou\u2019ve Got To Pick Up Every Stitch<\/a>, by Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons (2012)<\/span>
\nReplowing Old Ground:\u00a0Season of the Witch<\/em>\u00a0and Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Tanya Hollis (2012)<\/span>
\nOn either side of the darkness: Review of two new books on Jonestown<\/a>, by Richard Gubbels (2012)<\/span><\/p>\n

Bring Out The \u201cBlack Dimensions\u201d Of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by James Lance Taylor (2011)<\/p>\n

Every Story Has Two Sides, Some Three or Four<\/a>,\u00a0by Richard Williams (2007)
\nThe Crime Of The Century: Death in Jonestown<\/a> (2006)<\/span><\/p>\n

Reviews of other works<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Gone From the Promised Land<\/strong><\/em>: A Review of the second edition<\/a>, Book by John R. Hall, Review\u00a0by Paul VanDeCarr (2004)<\/p>\n

No Changing Lanes: The Reissue of\u00a0<\/a>The Strongest Poison<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, Book by Mark Lane (2nd edition), Review by Matthew Thomas Farrell (2014)<\/p>\n

Reviews of Citizen Lane<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, by Mark Lane (2012)
\nBungle in the Jungle<\/a>, by Matthew Thomas Farrell (2012)<\/span>
\nOn either side of the darkness: Review of two new books on Jonestown<\/a>, by Richard Gubbels (2012)<\/span><\/p>\n

Nesci Book Offers Psychoanalytic Portrait of Jim Jones<\/a>, A Review of The Lessons of Jonestown: An Ethnopsychoanalytic Study of Suicidal Communities<\/em><\/strong>, by Domenico Arturo Nesci<\/em>. Review by Rebecca Moore (2018)<\/p>\n

Reviews of Dear People: Remembering Jonestown<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, by Denice Stephenson (2005)
\nDear People<\/em> Creates Bridge between Temple and Outside World<\/a>,\u00a0by John Moore<\/span>
\nVoices of the Dead Haunt Pages of Dear People<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0by Kimberly Winston<\/span><\/p>\n

Book notes<\/a> (1999)<\/p>\n

Book and Literature Notes from the jonestown report<\/em><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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