This is a bibliography of works critical of Scientology and the Church of Scientology.
Between 1954 and 2020, only four English-language scholarly monographs have been published about Scientology (Wallis 1977 [1976]; Whitehead 1987; Urban 2011; Westbrook 2019). Most other critical works have come in the form of apostate memoirs: books written by ex-members about their experiences within the Church of Scientology (CoS). On several occasions, the Church of Scientology has initiated copyright infringement lawsuits to restrain the publication of books critical of Scientology or its founder L. Ron Hubbard. Since 2008, the Internet has been able to provide a much safer ground for publishing material critical of the CoS, because traditional copyright law had little application there.
Books by title
- Ali's Smile: Naked Scientology (1971) by William S. Burroughs
- Arrows in the Dark: A True Story of Intrigue and Espionage from the Church of Scientology's #1 Spy (2015) by Merrell Vannier
- Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard (1987) by Russell Miller
- Believe What You Like: What happened between the Scientologists and the National Association for Mental Health (1973) by C. H. Rolph
- ' (2013) by Jenna Miscavige Hill
- ' (2022) by Mike Rinder
- Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology (2009) by Marc Headley
- ' (2011) by Hugh Urban
- ' (2008) by John Duignan (with Nicola Tallant)
- Counterfeit Dreams: One Man's Journey into and Out of the World of Scientology (2010) by Jefferson Hawkins
- Cults of Unreason (1973) by Christopher Evans
- Damaged Lives: the Legacy of Scientology (2012) by Margery Wakefield
- A Doctor's Report on Dianetics (1951, 1987) by Joseph A. Winter
- Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science (1952, 1957) by Martin Gardner
- Fair Game: The Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in Australia (2016) by Steve Cannane.
- Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (2013) by Lawrence Wright
- Have You Told All? Inside my Time with Narconon and Scientology (2013) by Lucas Catton
- Hollywood Undercover: Revealing the Sordid Secrets of Tinseltown (2007) by Ian Halperin
- Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon - The Case Against Celebrity (2004) by Andrew Breitbart & Mark Ebner
- ' (1972) by Robert Kaufman
- ' (2011) by Janet Reitman
- I Survived! Overcoming Abuse, Scientology and Life in General (2019) by Margery Wakefield
- L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman? (1987, 1995) by Bent Corydon and Ronald DeWolf
- The Mind Benders (1971) by Cyril Vosper
- My Billion Year Contract: Memoir of a Former Scientologist (2009) by Nancy Many ,
- The New Believers (2001) by David V. Barrett
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, My Journey Into Scientology's Innermost Secrets - And Out Again (Norwegian: NittenÃÂ¥ttifire, Min vei inn i Scientologiens innerste hemmeligheter - og ut igjen) (2013) by Geir Isene
- A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics, and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed (1990) by Jon Atack
- A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir (2012) by Kate Bornstein ,
- Religion Inc. The Church of Scientology (1986) by Stewart Lamont ,
- Renunciation and Reformulation: A Study of Conversion in an American Sect (1987) by Harriet Whitehead ,
- The Road to Total Freedom: A Sociological Analysis of Scientology (1976, 1977) by Roy Wallis
- The Road to Xenu: Life Inside Scientology (1991) by Margery Wakefield
- ' (2016) by Ron Miscavige (with Dan Koon)
- The Scandal of Scientology (1971) by Paulette Cooper
- Scientology: Abuse At the Top (2010) by Amy Scobee
- ' (1970) by George Malko.
- ' (2008) by Andrew Morton
- ' (2015) by Leah Remini
- The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper (2015) by Tony Ortega
- Understanding Scientology: The Demon Cult (2009) by Margery Wakefield
Government reports
Investigative reporting
Television
Film
See also
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