Today we have an assortment of past authors on the program to talk about their work and current projects and to chat about Halloween traditions. We have * Laurel Woodward is a writer, gardener, kitchen witch, and tarot reader living a magickal life in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of Kitchen Witchery: unlocking the magick in everyday ingredients and Backyard Garden Witchery: creating magickal space outside your door. Visit her blog at Liminallandscapes.com * JD Walker is an avid student of herbalism and gardening. She has written a regular garden column for over 30 years. She is an award-winning author, journalist and magazine editor and a frequent contributor to the Llewellyn annuals. Her first book, A Witch’s Guide to Wildcrafting: Uncommon magick with common plants, published by Llewellyn Worldwide LTD, was released in Spring 2021. Her new book, Under the Sacred Canopy, a Search for the Universe Tree, is due out in early 2023. * Lisanna Wallance grew up in New York, attending Barnard College of Columbia University before moving to Paris. She was born with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that causes dysfunction throughout the body. When her symptoms suddenly worsened, she delved deeper into her passion for cooking as a way to help heal herself. She spent years experimenting with her diet, using food, plant and mushroom medicine as a way to regain control over her life. Her first cookbook, The Natural Witch's Cookbook is the culmination of the medicinal knowledge she acquired during her health journey and a sublimation of her suffering to help others. Lisanna lives in Paris with her long-time boyfriend and splits the rest of her time between Normandy, New York, and Martha's Vineyard. *Julia Halina Hadas is a practicing witch, avid craft cocktail fanatic and bartender, and magical mixologist. Having worked at a distillery and as a craft cocktail bartender in the San Francisco Bay Area, she combined her love of the craft cocktail movement with her witchcraft practice. She holds a BA in anthropology, and is a certified crystal healer, shamanic, and reiki practitioner. In her free time, she sings rock music, enjoys wire-wrapping pendants, and creating magical mixtures for her blog. You can learn more at her blog, WitchcraftCocktails.com or her website, Juliahalinahadas.com This episode is sponsored by Culinary Historians of Northern California, a Bay Area educational group dedicated to the study of food, drink, and culture in human history. To learn more about this organization and their work, please visit their website at www.chnorcal.org If you follow my podcast and enjoy it, I’m on @buymeacoffee. If you like my work, you can buy me a coffee and share your thoughts 🎉☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wellseasonedlib Help us promote this podcast and share this episode with a friend “Share on social and tag us at @WellLibrarian” “Follow The Well Seasoned Librarian Podcast on Spotify and get notified when new episodes are released" You can subscripe to the podcast newsletter and get updates on my articles and more. https://wellseasonedlibrarian.substack.com/ Our Podcast theme song “Talk about Love” is sung by the band “Kitty Kat Fan Club” their Label “Asian Man Records” has given permission for it’s use. (2022) You can check them out and other bands and get an album at Asian Man Records Website https://asianmanrecords.com/

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