Why read Waking the Witch?

Book cover of Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power

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From the podcast host of The Witch Wave and practicing witch Pam Grossman-who Vulture has dubbed the "Terry Gross of witches"-comes an exploration of the world's fascination with witches, why they have intrigued us for centuries and why they're more relevant now than ever.

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Why read it?

2 authors picked Waking the Witch as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Astrea Taylor

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One of my favorite things in the world is inspiration, and this book has loads of it. It contains an insightful retrospective of witchcraft, including how it showed up in popular culture. What I love most about this book is that it sets the stage for new witches and invites them to the party.

From Astrea's list on The best general witchcraft books for beginners (from an eclectic witch).

Tricia Stirling

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This book is part memoir, part history of the Witch. Peppered with pop culture and artistic references, it is a portal to a number of fantastic rabbit holes. For this reason, I needed to keep an open notebook beside me as I read to jot down this artist, that film, this musician. I finished feeling like I had taken an immersive art class, and my understanding of the iconic Witch was so much richer for it.

From Tricia's list on The best witchy books that aren’t YA for YA readers.