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Pride Month Horoscope – June 2026

May 19, 2026
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Hello to the inquiring minds of the Inglenook readers. I am bringing you an offering as your Transformation Features Writer. This reading starts familiar but takes on a different shape than my typical readings. This is not a reflection reading. This is a message. It started with my letter box filled with magnetic words for […]
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The Best Books About Magic for Adults

May 14, 2026
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Do you love magic, but don’t typically read fantasy? Fantasy isn’t everyone’s favorite genre, but the presence of magic in a book isn’t the genre-defining trait it once was. Literature-lovers rejoice: there’s enchantment to be found in the everyday world (of fiction). Ghosts, curses, and unexplainable encounters have found their way into literary fiction, allowing […]
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The Best Literary Journals for Magical Realism and Speculative Genres

May 12, 2026
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If you’re a writer, you know that speculative or fabulist fiction can sometimes get a bad rap. The assumption is that a magic-centered story is all plot and no substance, or all strange and no literary merit. It’s true that escapism and craft is a difficult balance to strike. As publishers of magical realism and […]
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The Best Magical Realism Books About Parenting

May 10, 2026
Let’s face it: parenting basically is magical realism. There are lovely moments that glisten like an iridescent bubble rising to the sky, yucky moments that slime like an otherworldly mold, and terrible moments that snarl like a creature in a cave. Novels and short stories that place parenthood under a distorted, almost familiar lens show […]
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Books About Mother-Daughter Relationships and Magic

May 10, 2026
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Like snowflakes and fingerprints, mother-daughter relationships are never exactly alike. Memoirists like Vivian Gornick and novelists like the authors listed here will be the first to attest to how difficult motherhood and daughterhood can be to put into words. If memoir is up your alley, check out this forthcoming witchy memoir from Demeter Press. For […]
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The Best Mythology Books for Adults

May 6, 2026
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Do you love epic stories about gods and goddesses, but want a contemporary twist to the telling? One glance at this lineup of modern mythological fiction, and you’ll notice that most of them have a couple things in common: they’re written by women, about women. Maybe that’s because mythology needs a female-centric recasting, a feminine […]
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