Magic!

Deb and Harrison talk about the concept of magic in fiction and life. Never sniff a necromancer's beard! Note: Harrison was indeed wrong about Nicolas Flamel, who was not an architect but a scribe and bookseller who designed his own tombstone. Mentioned in this episode: Queen Victoria's Book of Spells, Introduction: Fantasy, Magic, & Fairyland in 19th Century England Grimorium Verum Nicolas Flamel, [not really an] alchemist Octavia E. Butler, author Walter Mosley, author Nalo Hopkinson, author Leslie Marmon Silko, author Rebecca Roanhorse, author