Portrait of Claire Gilman, Acquavella Curator at the Morgan Library & Museum, wearing a navy blouse against a pale stone background.

Claire Gilman

How does a 15th-century Italian parlor game become a muse for modern fine art? In the latest Tarot DMs, Finbarre chats with Claire Gilman (Acquavella...

A head and shoulders photograph of a person with light skin and short, dark curly hair, looking directly at the camera with a subtle smile. They are wearing a light blue and white striped button-down shirt over a black top and a simple necklace with a small pearl pendant. They have visible piercings in their ears, including two small hoops. The background is a solid,

Leon Craig

For the latest chat on Tarot DMs, I bartered three tarot cards with author Leon Craig in return for three stories. Tracing steps through Holt...

Black-and-white promotional portrait of the two members of Charming Disaster lying side by side in theatrical gothic clothing.

Charming Disaster

What happens when a live setlist is entirely governed by a tarot deck? Who would do such a thing? In the latest Tarot DMs chat,...

Callie Kazumi

"Fucking hell, do I get The Sun" On a day when the heatwave was so intense that even the cats are sprawled out in every...

Free 2026 Community Partner Spots

Tarot Interviews is opening a small number of free community partner spots for tarot, folklore, heritage, arts and culture organizations. Selected partners can share a...

I took a tarot deck to Wyldwood

Immediately after visiting Bearded Theory - I packed my best 17th Century frock coat, my third favourite smoking jacket and went with my family to...

The Dream Eaters

Uncanny VHS-era supermarket doom tunes crossed with pop schmaltz. The Dream Eaters talk about cult audiences, making pain funny, making pop music weird, loneliness, touring,...

Adrian Tchaikovsky

The thirtieth Tarot DMs chat opens a portal into science fiction, fantasy, role-playing games and insect decks. Adrian Tchaikovsky talks about Children of Time, world-building...

Elspeth Wilson

Elspeth Wilson shared DMs with me about notebooks, nervous dogs and a delightfully ghostly cello solution! In this chat, the author of These Mortal Bodies...

Alice Slater

Alice Slater arrives with old tarot cards, excellent rings and a dog called Peachy. In this Tarot DMs chat, the Death of a Bookseller and...

Emma Van Straaten

Emma van Straaten writes about loneliness, fantasy and the stories people tell themselves about love. In this Tarot DMs chat, the This Immaculate Body author...