Every month, for my newsletter subscribers, I do a themed list of book recs, art, music, video games, etc. The newsletter always includes a little extra, but here are some highlights! Do you have any mushroom-oriented books you’ve loved? Any games or music steeped in shroomy goodness? Just a favorite mushroom? If so, drop a comment!
Book Recs
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
After receiving an incoherent letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for help, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, the couple’s mansion in the Mexican countryside. - Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised, Vern flees into the woods to raise her twins. - Ghost Eaters by Clay McCleod
When Erin’s ex-boyfriend convinces her to bail him out of rehab, only to die by overdosing on a mysterious new drug called Ghost, Erin agrees to a pill-popping “séance.” - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
A retired soldier, on receiving word that a childhood friend is dying, races to the young woman’s crumbling mansion in the remote countryside.
Describing mushrooms…
Fungi Collected in Shropshire and Other Neighborhoods: A Victorian Woman’s Illustrated Field Notes by M. F. Lewis
For over forty years, from 1860 to 1902, Lewis walked England and Wales, recording fungi biodiversity.
Media
“Mucorales” is a short indie horror game that puts a mushroomy spin on Red Riding Hood. The art is clearly a labor of love!
Photography
Jenna Soderling is a visual artist and song writer who also happens to take bomb-ass photos of her hiking adventures. Sometimes there are mushrooms. Find her on Instagram and Spotify! Her music is a real treat, and she crochets like a wizard.
Near Lexington, KY? Go see Jenna’s work in person!
Pies & Pints
401 W. Main St., Suite 106
Lexington, KY
March 2 to 28, 2025
Art
Elizabeth from The Mourning Star makes a lot of desperately adorable stuff. Among her work is this “mycologist” collection of little enamel pins! Pass a lazy half hour just cruising her online shop.
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