About the author
Margot Susanna Adler (April 16, 1946 – July 28, 2014) was an American author, journalist, and lecturer. She worked as a correspondent for National Public Radio for 35 years, became bureau chief of the New York office, and could be heard frequently on nationally syndicated All Things Considered and Morning Edition on National Public Radio (NPR). A Wiccan high priestess, Adler wrote Drawing Down the Moon, a seminal work on neopaganism in America. == Early life == Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, she was the only child of Dr. Kurt Adler, and the only grandchild of renowned psychologist Alfred Adler, a contemporary and associate of Sigmund Freud’s and Carl Jung’s in Vienna before the Second World War. She was also the only child of her mother Freyda Nacque Adler (née Pasternack) who was the daughter of uneducated immigrants, both of whom were dead by the time Margot was born. Freyda was charismatic--Margot likened her to Auntie Mame, beautiful, and a renowned political activist, and beloved mother to Margot. Both parents were Jewish although neither practiced the religion nor observed its religious holidays.
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💬 What our editors say about Margot Adler's books
“Adler’s exhaustive survey of over 270 vampire novels offers a compelling cultural dissection, revealing how each generation reshapes the undead to articulate its specific anxieties. However, this book is not suited for readers…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Vampires Are Us: Understanding Our Love Affair with the Immortal Dark Side
“Adler’s work is a groundbreaking chronicle that meticulously details the beliefs of Witches, Druids, and Goddess-worshippers through immersive fieldwork. While it stands as an essential historical document for understanding the…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America (Revised & Updated)
