Myth, Magic and Cats: Kristen J. Sollée and Lindsay Merbaum

Kristen J. Sollée and Lindsay Merbaum, authors of the occult horror novels Nightcats and Witches of the Wheel respectively, exchange questions about their work. Sollée’s debut novel follows a goth waitress searching for her missing cat in New York, while Merbaum’s book centers on a character named Gold entering a magical queer bar. Both authors spent years developing their narratives, incorporating ancient mythology—Sekhmet and Inanna—and portraying magic as morally neutral rather than binary. They discuss humanizing female monsters, the connection between women and cats in witchcraft traditions, and queer spaces as places of belonging. Sollée used divination methods like bibliomancy during her writing process, while Merbaum views each book as a devotional offering. Both created playlists for their projects and included reading lists reflecting their research into mythology and occult themes.

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