Show Notes: Dark Non-Fiction Books for Early 2021 (February – July)
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Today we’re exploring all the deliciously dark non-fiction books coming out between March 2021 and July 2021. We’ll share our favorite picks for dark science books, art books, history books and pop culture books about macabre topics.
Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey’s Head, the Pope’s Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul, by Brandy Schillace (March 2)
Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants by Fez Inkwright, (Feb. 16)
Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer, by Harold Schechter (March 9)
In My Time of Dying: A History of Death and the Dead in West Africa, by John Parker (March 16)
Horror – A Literary History, by Xavier Aldana Reyes (April 1)
The Madman’s Library, by Edward Brooke-Hitching (April 6)
Music from Elsewhere: Haunting Tunes from the Afterlife, Alien worlds and Occult Realms by Doug Skinner (April 13)
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, by Merlin Sheldrake (Apr 13)
Plagued: Pandemics from the Black Death to Covid-19 and Beyond, by John Froude (May 18)
Plague, Pestilence and Pandemic: Voices from History, by Peter Furtado (May 11) ,
Sacred Decay – The Art of Lauren Marx (May 4)
Worlds Beyond: Miniatures and Victorian Fiction by Laura Forsberg (May 11)
Out of the Shadows: Six Visionary Victorian Women in Search of a Public Voice, by Emily Midorikawa (May 11)
Out Cold: A Chilling Descent into the Macabre, Controversial, Lifesaving History of Hypothermia, by Phil Jaekl (June 1)
The Dark Side of Alice in Wonderland, by Angela Youngman (May 30)
Wild Nights Out: The Magic of Exploring the Outdoors After Dark, by Chris Salisbury (June 3)
A History of the Vampire in Popular Culture: Love at First Bite by Violet Fenn (Jun 6)
Ghost in the Well: The Hidden History of Horror Films in Japan, by Michael Crandol (June 17)
Haunted Homes by Dahlia Schweitzer (June 18)
Best of How to Haunt Your House : More than 25 Scary DIY Projects for Parties and Halloween Displays, by Lynne Mitchell, Shawn Mitchell (June 28)
Castlevania: The Art of the Animated Series (July 20)
