The Rag & Bone Man
Please note: This title is currently on preorder with a release date on 11/25/2025
“We didn’t get to choose the stories we inherit.”
The rag and bone man comes meandering along your street in the dawn hours. He’s looking for old things that still have a bit of fat left in them, including off-cuts of outsiders’ dreams. If you decide to stop and talk to him, he will tell you the old tales of how to tease out the teeming world of spirits that bulges behind our reality. The Rag & Bone Man’s uncanny narrative, bookended with historical context and a grimoire inspired by the novel, bridges the gap between old ideas and new paradigms with a watchful eye on historical biases.
Lee Morgan covers sensationalism and fraud in 19th century spiritualism and the ways we manipulated folklore and magic to cover and recontextualize our wrongdoings in this luminous novel. Some of The Rag & Bone Man’s extra content focuses on the importance of sensory pleasure and alignment with the fetch, while crossing ectoplasmic lines to help you conduct a seance. The rag and bone man is a fixture in the novel’s real life setting and is included in a performance art installation you can experience through a QR code in the book. It’s time to sneak into the rag and bone man’s world — the stories he’s picked up will break your heart.
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-964537-71-9 | Paperback ISBN: 978-1-964537-52-8 | Page Count: 350
Dimensions: 6.25“ x 9.25“ | Format: Paperback, Hardcover | Publication Date: 11/25/2025
Please note: This title is currently on preorder with a release date on 11/25/2025
“We didn’t get to choose the stories we inherit.”
The rag and bone man comes meandering along your street in the dawn hours. He’s looking for old things that still have a bit of fat left in them, including off-cuts of outsiders’ dreams. If you decide to stop and talk to him, he will tell you the old tales of how to tease out the teeming world of spirits that bulges behind our reality. The Rag & Bone Man’s uncanny narrative, bookended with historical context and a grimoire inspired by the novel, bridges the gap between old ideas and new paradigms with a watchful eye on historical biases.
Lee Morgan covers sensationalism and fraud in 19th century spiritualism and the ways we manipulated folklore and magic to cover and recontextualize our wrongdoings in this luminous novel. Some of The Rag & Bone Man’s extra content focuses on the importance of sensory pleasure and alignment with the fetch, while crossing ectoplasmic lines to help you conduct a seance. The rag and bone man is a fixture in the novel’s real life setting and is included in a performance art installation you can experience through a QR code in the book. It’s time to sneak into the rag and bone man’s world — the stories he’s picked up will break your heart.
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-964537-71-9 | Paperback ISBN: 978-1-964537-52-8 | Page Count: 350
Dimensions: 6.25“ x 9.25“ | Format: Paperback, Hardcover | Publication Date: 11/25/2025
Please note: This title is currently on preorder with a release date on 11/25/2025
“We didn’t get to choose the stories we inherit.”
The rag and bone man comes meandering along your street in the dawn hours. He’s looking for old things that still have a bit of fat left in them, including off-cuts of outsiders’ dreams. If you decide to stop and talk to him, he will tell you the old tales of how to tease out the teeming world of spirits that bulges behind our reality. The Rag & Bone Man’s uncanny narrative, bookended with historical context and a grimoire inspired by the novel, bridges the gap between old ideas and new paradigms with a watchful eye on historical biases.
Lee Morgan covers sensationalism and fraud in 19th century spiritualism and the ways we manipulated folklore and magic to cover and recontextualize our wrongdoings in this luminous novel. Some of The Rag & Bone Man’s extra content focuses on the importance of sensory pleasure and alignment with the fetch, while crossing ectoplasmic lines to help you conduct a seance. The rag and bone man is a fixture in the novel’s real life setting and is included in a performance art installation you can experience through a QR code in the book. It’s time to sneak into the rag and bone man’s world — the stories he’s picked up will break your heart.
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-964537-71-9 | Paperback ISBN: 978-1-964537-52-8 | Page Count: 350
Dimensions: 6.25“ x 9.25“ | Format: Paperback, Hardcover | Publication Date: 11/25/2025