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Books, games, and the stuff that goes with them — curated by the Rainbow Crow community and the team behind it. At the top of this page are our main picks this week. Find the full curated catalog below. Scroll down, browse around, find something you like, then come talk about it with us!

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Decoding Andean Mythology

Decoding Andean Mythology

Books

Margarita Marín-Dale

An exploration of Andean myth and cosmology and what it reveals about pre-Columbian worldviews.

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Dictionary of Celtic Mythology

Dictionary of Celtic Mythology

Books

James MacKillop

A reference dictionary of Celtic mythological figures, places, and stories across Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

non-fictionfolklorereference
Exploring the World of the Druids

Exploring the World of the Druids

Books

Miranda J. Green

A scholarly look at what’s actually known — and what’s myth — about the historical Druids.

non-fictionfolklorehistory
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

Books

W.B. Yeats

Yeats’ own collection of Irish fairy lore, banshees, and folk belief, gathered at the turn of the 20th century.

non-fictionfolklore

Irish Words for Nature

Books

Manchán Magan, illus. Steve Doogan

A board book introducing young readers to Irish words for animals, birds, fish, and insects — language and nature together from the very start.

non-fictionchildrenslanguage
Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends

Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends

Books

Marie Heaney

A retelling of Ireland’s central mythic cycles — the Fianna, the Ulster Cycle, the old gods — gathered into one accessible volume.

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Selected Poems: Rogha Dánta

Selected Poems: Rogha Dánta

Books

Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

Bilingual Irish/English poetry drawing deeply on myth, the otherworld, and the Irish language itself.

non-fictionpoetryfolklore
The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom

The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom

Books

Caitlín Matthews

A reference guide through Celtic mythology, symbolism, and spiritual tradition.

non-fictionfolklorespirituality
Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth

Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth

Books

W.B. Yeats

A wider collection of Yeats’ folklore writing and mythic scholarship.

non-fictionfolklore