Now 175 years old, US author Herman Melville's classic is the ultimate tale of man v whale – but in fact, it questions why humans have been so terrified of these great sea creatures.

We are Argonaut Books, a community bookshop for Leith, Edinburgh. We hold a curated selection of books; we only stock books that we are genuinely passionate about. We specialise in Science Fiction, Fa...

An independent magazine about magic, mythology, folklore and the occult, established in 2019.

Recently I went to a local bookshop, and for the first time since we started publishing, noticed that Cunning Folk was no longer featured in the occult section. Instead it sat beside other literary ...

Soft enamel pin bearing the Cunning Folk lamen. Black and antique gold. 30x20mm Slyly disclose your cunning to others in the know by wearing one of our new enamel pins, bearing our magical lamen.

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One of the highlights of my five years in London was volunteering at an occult bookshop in Bloomsbury called Treadwell’s. The shop hardly needs an introduction. Christina Oakley-Harrington, the “Tread...

In modern times, it can seem hard to reconcile science and magic. But we can benefit from both, says Bw Bach.

Cover illustration by Marina Ruiz Size: 170mm w x 2 40mm h “Since its debut, Cunning Folk has fast bloomed into my fave new magazine, always offering a heady brew of interviews, short fiction...

‘We are the daughters of the witches you couldn’t burn,’ reads a t-shirt in a crowd.  In a woman’s circle, the facilitator at some point announces, ‘men hated women so much, they burnt us.’ Ther...

Silvia Federici is a scholar, author and activist whose pioneering feminist thought explores witches, women and labour in a capitalist world. She is the author of books including Wages Against Housew...

The bird I saw the bird heard its high pitched trill when I thought of a bird it’s what I saw autumn its cold-warm glow the wind burnt my wet hair or that’s how it seemed then four years after the c...

Cover illustration by Marina Ruiz Size: 170mm w x 2 40mm h Please note : we anticipate we will be able to fulfil this order in autumn.

Cover illustration by Marina Ruiz Size: 170mm w x 2 40mm h Please note : we anticipate we will be able to fulfil this order in autumn.