#12 Tapping the Dream Tree (by Charles de Lint)
I loved this book. It has been too long since I read any really good fiction. This is a collection of short stories about a place called Newford. A magical city in the modern world. There are faeries, folks who slip back and forth between our world and the otherworld, people who can wear the skin of wolves, crows, and buffalo, and all sorts of other mystical, magical things. The writing style is very dreamy and makes you feel like you are missing critical parts of the world ... parts you could see if only you knew how to look for them.
#13 Witch: The Wild Ride From Wicked To Wicca (by Candace Savage)
This was a coffee table book on the witch as a metaphor for the fearful aspects of women. There is a lot of really interesting stuff in this short book. Her history is fairly solid, and we even get a bit of an in-depth look at some of the women who have had an important role in the development of feminism. This, more than a pagan-esque book, is a pretty heavily feminist book. She seems to be fairly disapproving of the Wicca and Pagan Witchcraft movements, feeling that followers are misguided in their attempts to reclaim the word Witch. I enjoyed the book, even if I don't really agree with her conclusions.
( And Now a Look at the Book List )--Phae