Tarot for One: The Art of Reading for Yourself by Courtney Weber (Weiser, Nov.) is a guide to reading ones own tarot cards, which is usually done by a tarot practitioner. Kerber says it is their first original tarot book and card deck in 40 years. It is based on the English magic tradition and spans the period from the reigns of Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth to the Restoration. Weiser’s big book is The English Magic Tarot (Oct.), with illustrations by Rex Van Ryn and colorist Steve Dooley, written by Andy Letcher. “There has been an explosion of popular interest in tarot,” Kerber says, “and we’re seeing increased demand from both trade bookstores and specialty accounts for tarot books and decks.” His Weiser Books imprint has three upcoming titles. (Tarot was a card game in 15th-century Europe but had evolved into a method of fortune-telling by the 18th century.) Michael Kerber, president of Red Wheel/Weiser, which has been publishing such books for nearly 60 years, says the niche topic has gone mainstream. A major one is tarot, which is a special deck of cards that some say can be interpreted to foretell the future. The desire to see what’s ahead has been fundamental throughout human history, and books about various systems of divination are a key element of the MBS category.
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