Updated 2020.09.26 with fresh backlinks. A new book is out covering magical and Sci-Fi female writers throughout history and just as an FYI, this post contains affiliate links.
I thought I would just take a moment to share one of the more interesting finds I've spotted on this year's annual literature run.
Every year or so I head over to Barnes & Noble to review recently published texts in our field and in our correlating areas, and more frequently than that, I review articles and publications.
But on this most recent trip, I found a very interesting book that's related to some of the things we've focused on in The Membership this past year.
If you're a member of the learning and community portal of this website, you'll know for the past year or so, every month in the membership newsletter, we covered important activists and spiritual figures in history that have made splashes in the industry as far positive contributions to coverage and change for our community, and for those in our field through their writings, speeches, political actions, screenplays, activism and so on.
We cover both men and women, both this century and others, and in this new book, written and compiled by Taisia Kitaiskaia and illustrated by Katy Horan, the two team up and cover specifically female writers whose words have created a new reality for themselves and others.
As you know, witches as a whole have many mediums they can choose from, and they are often separated and sorted by their preferred outlet or expertise.
Here we have a book which features women who choose words and whose writings lend towards the magical.
Something revolutionary to be published, both by today's standards and by standards 200 years ago and more.
So without further ado, here a few pictures of this work of art we call a book:
If you are ever up there, they have a wonderful selection of items.
But back to it -
To me, Literary Witches is very similar to Mason's compendium, except it is more specialized to a genre.
Featuring illustrations, popular works of each author for easy reference, it focuses only on female artists whose medium is writing.
Best of all, it's been published by Seal Press, which was founded in 1976 to provide a forum for women writers and feminist issues.
So if you consider yourself or someone you know as a creative - whether it be an intuitive creative or someone who creates and whatever your beliefs on where it comes from, and/or a feminist, I recommend both.
Both are available in hard copy, and the book has so far been featured on Bustle and Washington Post.
A great gift for any wordsmith, poet, or writer, spiritual or sci-fi focused.
I've picked up a copy of Literary Witches myself, have been going through the pages day-by-day and it’s been an inspiration to my work.
Great work Taisia, and Katy, and thank you for this beautiful compendium.
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