Rebecca Tamás & Malcolm Gaskill: The Book of Mysteries

Rebecca Tamás discusses The Book of Mysteries with Malcolm Gaskill, following Britain’s pagan calendar through questions of grief and ecological change.

The book follows seasonal rituals and celebrations, including Samhain in Edinburgh and May Day in Padstow, in a search for solace during personal and environmental grief. Tamás and historian Gaskill discuss how seasonal rhythms and inherited traditions shape contemporary lives.