Mark Twain's Ouija Mystery with Varla Ventura

Discover the remarkable story behind a book channeled via the Ouija board, the woman who wrote it, and the ghost whose restless spirit longed for a scribe on earth. Was Emily Grant Hutchings Twain's earthly muse, or was this a profound publicity stunt? Learn all about the origins of this practice, how Hutchings created a psychic typewriter, the controversy that ensued, and so much more.

Varla Ventura is an author, traveler, and self-proclaimed “rotten botanist” with a passion for the strange and supernatural. She’s written on everything from paranormal women’s history to death-scented plants. Her latest book, Enchanted Plants: A Treasury of Botanical Folklore and Magic, explores the magical and medicinal roots of fairy tale flora. When not writing, she’s often tending her poison garden or roaming graveyards and forests in Minnesota.

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