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Welcome to Books & Bookish, Growls & Grimm’s curated corner for gothic reads and bookish finds. From shadowed stories and atmospheric fiction to book-adjacent treasures made for candlelit shelves, this space gathers dark discoveries in one place, perfect for browsing, lingering, and letting your next obsession find you.
Gothic Books & Bookish Finds
This collection brings together gothic books, book-adjacent gifts, and dark literary finds curated for readers drawn to shadowed shelves and atmospheric stories.
Ink-stained treasures, annotated editions, and dark academia essentials. These are the tomes and trinkets for readers who romanticize the shadows.
Mind-Body-Spirit Book Box (New Age/Tarot)
December 23, 2025
If your inner witch is craving reflection, this box is your soft landing.Books, tarot goodies, spiritual tools, and items designed to help you reconnect with yourself.Perfect for your Rest, Renew, and Read theme. This box can be found here CrateJoy
Gifts for the Gothic Reader’s Tree
December 2, 2025
There’s something magical about December when the nights stretch long, the candles burn low, and your shelves start to feel like altars. This year, I wanted to match my favorite winter reads with baubles that belong on every gothic reader’s tree (or desk, or altar, or coffin-shaped bookshelf). Each pairing blends story and aesthetic; something
12 Nights of Shadows • Night 11: The Solstice Fire
November 18, 2025
Night 11 burns bright.The Solstice Fire is not a creature, but a force, the spark that refuses to die in the longest night of the year. It flickers in hearths, lanterns, and the smallest embers of hope. Even when the world is frozen, this fire whispers: light returns. Tonight’s Tale: Across countless traditions, the solstice
12 Nights of Shadows • Night 4: Mari Lwyd
November 17, 2025
Night 4 arrives on hollow hooves. Mari Lwyd, the ghostly horse of Welsh tradition, travels from door to door wrapped in white cloth, skull gleaming, demanding entry through wit, rhyme, and ritual. She is eerie, ancient, and strangely festive… depending on who opens the door. Tonight’s Tale: Mari Lwyd isn’t a creature of malice, but
12 Nights of Shadows • Night 1: Krampus
November 17, 2025
The shadows stretch long on Night 1, and the creature who answers first is the one who never waits to be invited. Krampus steps out of folklore wrapped in chains and warnings, reminding us that December wasn’t always warm lights and cinnamon. Once, it was fear, ritual, and the hope that the sun would return.
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