Book Cover Reveal!

And release date info - I'm excited!

Ta-da! It’s been a long, long time since I’ve released a book via a conventional publisher. In fact, I think the last one was the anthology I edited in 2018 about psychopomp work, titled Deathwalking: Helping Them Cross the Bridge. So this is something of a milestone.

Pantheon: The Minoans is my entry in the Moon Books Pantheons series, and I’m delighted to be a part of this growing collection of books that focus on a wide variety of world pantheons. This collectible series is designed to introduce people to new pantheons, including some lesser-known ones they may not have heard of before. More titles in the series will be coming out following mine, which is (I think, don’t quote me on this) the third in the series.

The release date is 26 August 2025. Yes, the wheels of the publishing world turn slowly. But I’m very happy with Moon Books. They’re the one publisher I keep returning to because they’re so great to work with, and that’s a rarity in the publishing world.

And things will be happening between now and then. Paperback preorders should open up in a few weeks; I’ll let you know when that happens. For reasons that I still don’t understand, ebook preorders won’t open until just a month or two before the release date. I promise to let you know when that happens, too.

One of the things I really like about Moon Books is that the authors get to choose the art that goes on their book covers. It took me a while to make a decision about this one. I’ve already used two of the more well-known Minoan frescoes on other book covers, the Bull Leaper fresco on Leap! A Love Story and the Ladies in Blue on Ariadne’s Thread.

So I went through my collection of Minoan art, trying to decide what would look good with the cover design — all the books in this series have matching cover designs. After some discussion with the Ariadne’s Tribe members and some of my fellow Moon Books authors, I finally settled on the Dolphin fresco from Knossos.

Dolphins are one of the more common sea creatures in Minoan art, and this fresco in particular is one people recognize. There’s something joyful about it, I think, not just the colors but also the movement and the playfulness of the scene.

One of the sayings we have in the Tribe is that we approach life with reverent joy, and I feel like Minoan art expresses that concept well.

Together we are joy!

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About Laura Perry

I'm an author, artist, and creator who works magic with words, paint, ink, music, textiles, and herbs. I'm also the founder and Temple Mom of Ariadne's Tribe, a worldwide inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition. My spiritual practice includes spirit work and herbalism through the lens of lifelong animism. I write Pagan / polytheist non-fiction and fiction across several different subjects and genres. I'm currently working on an illustrated book of modern Minoan myths and a Minoan entry in the Moon Books Pantheons series (release date 26 August 2025). I’m also an avid gardener and living history demonstrator.