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Long ago, before the days of commercialized holidays and plastic trick or treating pumpkins, many of our pagan ancestors celebrated a time of year that honored the thinning of a veil between the worlds of the living and the dead. At a time of year when the Northern Hemisphere is getting ready for a winter slumber, it was thought that this liminal time was an ideal moment for reverence and adoration of ancestors, of spirits, and of those not necessarily dwelling in the realm o...f the living. Some celebrated the Gaelic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-en), marking the end of the harvest season, and enjoyed calling on their deceased loved ones and predecessors to enjoy a feast with them, or even to walk amongst the living for a period of time. Today, the spirit of Halloween is often absorbed in candy and nylon costumes. This year, we would like to honor the true spirit of the holiday by saluting some of our favorite authors who have passed on. http://blog.tavbooks.com/?p=3919 See more

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We know, we know... 2020 hasn’t been the easiest of years. We thought with the dawn of one of our favorite seasons, it might be time to review how book lovers can spend some of our days & nights, keeping our distance but hanging out with some of our closest friends, all at once. Read on! http://blog.tavbooks.com/?p=3913

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