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...

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...

Marie Waller

What do angel cards, a 1911 clock, Over the Garden Wall and Kate Bush have in common? They all find their way into Marie Waller’s...

Amy Twigg

Obsessed with remote landscapes, gypsy tarts, and named one of The Observer’s Best New Novelists. Debut author Amy Twigg joins Tarot DMs to discuss cards,...

Joanne Harris

Born above a Barnsley sweet shop, taught French to grammar school boys, and once chased by an ostrich. Internationally reknowned author Joanne Harris joins Tarot...

CJ DeBarra

I spent time with CJ DeBarra and a deck of tarot cards talking about queer Nottingham history and how local stories can utterly transform a...