All Done

All remaining book stocks have been delivered to The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic so the books can only be ordered from their shop site from now on. Sacred Earth in Ipswich has some copies of both The Witch's Herbal and Magic in Modern London. 

In the words of Douglas Adams...

So long and thanks for all the fish.

Winding Up

Reluctantly I will be winding up Red Thread Books at the end of March 2016. Severe RSI means I can no longer produce books as I do all the work myself; typesetting, work on the photographs etc. I have really enjoyed the books I have done and hopefully I will be able to get back into it some time in the future.

In the meantime I am focusing on writing myself: am considering one of those dictaphones that transcribe words to the computer so I can rest the old digits even more.

Remaining stock of The Witches' Herbal by the late Michael Howard, and Magic In Modern London by Edward Lovett can be purchased online at The Museum of Witchcraft Shop .

Norway

I will continue to write the blog Gather No Moss  that follows our travels in Dickie (our Motorhome). 

The British Book of Spells and Charms by Graham King

Published by the excellent Troy Books

Damn Those Digits

As a one person band I do everything from designing, layout, editing, etc;  all except writing. I am currently experiencing rather severe RSI so am unable to get the old digits working long enough to set things up on my InDesign program, hence there will be no new books from RedThread for a little while. Hopefully the hands will improve soon or I may just focus on books with no pictures as doing all the work on the pics seems to give me the most problems. Watch this space.

New Poetry CD for The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic by Circle of Spears Productions

Produced in conjunction with the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall, the CD Poems of Witchcraft and Magic features a collection of readings of poems and prose on the themes of Witchcraft and Magic, all set to some haunting and beautiful music tracks.

50% of the money from sales of this item are donated directly to the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic.

Tracklist:1. I Saw Three Witches -Walter de la Mare
2. The Witch Bride - William Allingham
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream Extracts -William Shakespeare
4. Tam O'Shanter- Robert Burns
5. La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats
6. The Witch's Child - Edith Matilda Thomas
7. The Witch's Daughter - John Greenleaf Whittier
8. Macbeth Extract - William Shakespeare
9. Meg Merrilees - John Keats
​10. The Witch - Walter de la Mare

Click below to go to buy directly from the site
Circle of Spears

Also available from The Museum of Witchcraft & Magic

RIP Mike Howard

It is with great sadness that I have just learnt of the death of the author of The Witches' Herbal. Mike Howard died after a short illness, in the company of his friends and family. He was editor of the well-respected esoteric journal The Cauldron and author of over 30 books. He and his work will be greatly missed. 

RIP Mike.

Edward Lovett Looking Relaxed

Edward Lovett's grandson, Bill Lovett, kindly supplied this photograph of his grandfather for the book Magic In Modern London 1925 with Folklore & Legends of the Surrey Hills and the Sussex Downs & Forests 1928. He looks very dapper as he's transported along the waterway.