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Sacred Theatre by Ralph YarrowKnow Thyself - Unraveling The Mystery Of Mind by Gian KumarARTIST by Jocelyn JonesConnecting the Dots by Lia RussFrom Ritual to Theatre by Victor Turner
Spiritual theatre and performance
33 books — 4 voters
Brethren by W.A. HoffmanMatelots by W.A. HoffmanTreasure by W.A. HoffmanOn a Lee Shore by Elin GregoryKidnapped by the Pirate by Keira Andrews
Best Gay Pirate/Sailor book
135 books — 223 voters

The Illusionist's Apprentice by Kristy CambronThe Prestige by Christopher PriestThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternCarter Beats the Devil by Glen David GoldHiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer
Best Books About Stage Magic
95 books — 71 voters
Dhalgren by Samuel R. DelanyUnder the Poppy by Kathe KojaPaul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea LawlorThe Passion of New Eve by Angela CarterMadder Love by Peter Dubé
Queer Fantastika
108 books — 33 voters

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Best Magical Realism: Witchy Fiction
289 books — 475 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónOutlander by Diana GabaldonMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Historical Fiction With a Dash of Magic
466 books — 748 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,348 books — 4,669 voters
Moonchild by Aleister CrowleyThe Invisibles, Volume 1 by Grant MorrisonPromethea, Vol. 1 by Alan MooreMoon Magic by Dion FortuneThe Secrets of Dr. Taverner by Dion Fortune
Magical Fiction For Magicians
48 books — 24 voters

The Magpie Lord by K.J. CharlesWiddershins by Jordan L. HawkThe Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. KluneA Case of Possession by K.J. CharlesThreshold by Jordan L. Hawk
M/M Gay Romance with Witches or Magic
412 books — 236 voters
The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleThe Technique of Acting by Stella AdlerAn Actor Prepares by Constantin StanislavskiRespect for Acting by Uta HagenThe Stanislavski System by Sonia Moore
Best Acting Books
52 books — 64 voters