Pagan Bookworm is a resource of reviews and suggestions on Pagan books, music, magazines, podcasts, DVDs, as well as related news and articles. This blog is meant to help Pagans and Witches make informed decisions when it comes to reading and entertainment, as well as to let the magical masses know about the amazing resources that are available to them. The intent of this blog is to get the ol’ wheels turning in the brain in order to foster intelligent reading choices and informed discussions. There will be few “mainstream” books reviewed on the Pagan Bookworm, as the reviewers are supporters of independent occult publishers. If you would like to support your local pagan publishers-you can find them by choosing a publisher from the “Pagan Publishers” section of the left-hand menu.
About the Reviewers
NewWorldWitchery – Cory Hutcheson is a Witch and folk magic practitioner in search of American Traditional Witchcraft. He cohosts the New World Witchery Pagan podcast with Laine and spends his free time obessively researching and writing on American folklore.
Sarah Lawless - a Pagan Witch, with a focus on Scottish witchcraft and folk magic, a writer, artist, storyteller, and a self-professed obsessive compulsive bookworm otherwise known as the Witch of Forest Grove. She lives in the Pacific Northwest where she writes, creates artwork, and runs her folk magic shop Forest Grove Botanica. Her articles have been published in The Cauldron, The Crooked Path Journal , The Witches’ Voice, and The Juggler.
Soulfire – Soulfire is a Witch, cartomancer, and co-owner of Harpy Books and Acorn Guild Press LLC. He is an initiate of Cora and Victor Anderson and Lillian Taber and, along with his partner, was fortunate to work in the Andersons’ final coven. Soulfire is also a cofounder of Lilith’s Lantern. He has practiced folk magic, Witchcraft, and cartomancy since the early 1970s. His other magical influences include Sybil Leek, Starhawk, Ed Fitch, Paul Huson, Mike Nichols, cat yronwode, and Doreen Valiente.
Venefico – Venefico is a librarian/archivist and Witch, practicing a blend of American folk magic, ancestral working, and herbal lore. He spends much of his time floating back and forth between a podunk town in the midwest and the big city. An avid reader, the biggest influences in his path have been the writings of Zora Neale Hurston, Doreen Valiente, Paul Huson, and Dion Fortune; leaving him with a particular love for pre-”insta-do as you like from the get go” texts of folk, occult, plant, and magical lore.
