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Books About the Holocaust

January 27, 2026

There is an incredible body of Holocaust memoirs and novels that has been built up over the past 80 years, from classics like Night by Elie Wiesel, originator of the phrase "never forget," to fiction like The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, also a 2013 feature-length film. Often disturbing and vivid, Holocaust-era books give us […]

January Reading: Releasing, Striving for Light

January 22, 2026

Posthumanism in Literature

January 21, 2026

Culture & Magic | Featured Reads | Library

How Magical Realism Reveals Possibilities for the Future When looking at the effect of human dominion over the past five centuries, it seems there is no question that Earth’s plight is a crisis of self-destructive anthropocentrism. Philosopher Donna Haraway, in her book Staying with the Trouble, urges us to imagine a world without the human […]

An Introduction to Celtic Witchcraft

January 19, 2026

Culture & Magic | Library | Magic in Nature

It was stories of the ancient past that first drew me to Celtic witchcraft. I was halfway through my final year of university when I read about the Menai Massacre for the first time. A Roman-led attack on the island of Anglesey which was, at that time, a major druid stronghold. Countless men, women and […]

Spiritual Book Club 101

January 14, 2026

Culture & Magic | Library

What is a spiritual book club, and what can it do for you? With the number and variety of books being published today, it can be difficult to choose what to read and when. That might be why so many readers are increasingly choosing to read with book clubs. In fact, book clubs made up […]

Bildungsroman Novels for the New Year

January 8, 2026

Book Recommendations | Library

Coming of (P)age in 2026 To come of age in this world is to realize that you don’t actually know much of anything, especially in the Age of Information. It’s already difficult enough to not know who you are or what you’re capable of: the things lost in the churning tides of youth. To find […]

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