#54 The Spectrum of Witchy Romance Books

Content warning: witch hunts and why women in the past were accused of being witches, misogyny, the clash between the Christian and non-Christian societies, toxic masculinity, and effects of the 2016 American Presidential election.Timestamps to skip if you don't want to listen to politics after sitting through thanksgiving dinner: 40:18 - 46:54.Hey there witches, let's talk witchy romance books, witchy history, the linguistics of witchcraft and the sociopolitical influence of witches today! Aka yes, we're talking about witches. We'll talk about where the word "witch" comes from, discuss the 1612 Pendle and Lancashire witch trials, look at witchcraft and the 2016 election, and why we think witchy romances are so popular!Questions/comments/concerns? Email us at [email protected]!Raging Romantics booklistBooks we mention:Grace Year by Kim LiggetRed Queen series by Victoria AveyardDread Nation by Justina IrelandWilder Girls by Rory PowerIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioBabel by R.F. KuangAtlas Six by Olivie BlakeLegendborn by Tracy DeonnGame of Thrones by George R.R. MartinGrishaverse (Shadow and Bone series) by Leigh BardugoHouse of the dragon (for the book version read Fire and Blood by GRRM)Rings of Power (not a book but you can read The Silmarillion by Tolkien)The Women's War by Jenna GlassOnce and Future Witches by Alix HarrowCirce by Madeleine MillerCrescent City series by Sarah J. MaasThe Crucible (play) by Arthur J. MillerMalleus Maleficarium read free online"Demonology" (Daemonologie) by James VI (read free online)Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay AdamsRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonDemon Slayers/Biker Witches series by Angie FoxBabes on Brooms by Vicki Lewis ThompsonPractical Magic series by Alice HoffmanYear One series by Nora RobertsLittle Shop of Found Things by Paula BrackstonWitch of Willow Hall by Hester FoxBlacksmith Queen by G.A. AikenCackle by Rachel HarrisonWitch Please by Anne AguirreEx Hex by Erin SterlingPayback’s A Witch by Lana HarperA Letter to Three Witches by Elizabeth BassNot the Witch You Wed by April AsherLeague of Gentlewomen Witches by India HoltonGo Hex Yourself by Jessica ClareSmall Town, Big Magic by Hazel BeckEpisodes to listen to:#21 Into the Unknown with Paranormal Romance#32 To Shun or Not To Shun Amish Romance NovelsSources:"European Witch-Hunting (A Brief History)" (Nitschke, 2022)"Pendle Witches" (wikipedia)"The Pendle Witches" (Castelow, n.d.)"Witch" (Online Etymology Dictionary)"Witchcraft" (ibid.)"Old English—an overview" (OED online)"Anna Göldi" (wikipedia)"Blake Morrison: under the witches' spell" (Morrison, 2012)The Lancashire Witches : a chronicle of sorcery and death on Pendle Hill (Almond, 2012)"Lancaster Castle" (Wikipedia)The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster (Thomas Potts, 1613)"'Broad City' ’s Excellent, Witchy Answer to the Trump Effect" (St. Felix, 2017)"Labeling and oppression: Witchcraft in Medieval Europe" (Campbell, 1978)"Is Exodus 22:18 a Command for Christians to Kill Witches?" (Goble, 2010)"Queen Elizabeth I and government" (bbc.co.uk, n.d.)"Queen Elizabeth I and Catholics" (elizabethi.org, n.d.)"Trends in YA since the 2016 election and what they say about current society" (Jensen, 2019)"This Exhibit About Witch Hunting Is Not About Donald Trump (But It’s Still Politically Spellbinding)" (Keats, 2020)"This Halloween, witches are casting spells to defeat Trump and #WitchTheVote in the U.S. election" (Keller and Mulvey, 2020)"How the 2016 Election Led to Lyssa Kay Adams’s Bromance Book Club" (Reading Women, 2020)"Impact of Witch-Hunting on Feminism and Legitimacy of Donald Trump’s Politics" (Chadha and Narang, 2021)