Reputations of authors

[frameacloud]

People who have experience in the Pagan communities and reading books on Paganism know about the reputations of authors. (Feel free to replace “Pagan” with “New Age” in this post... or possibly even “self-help,” “mythology,” or whichever other thing you're most familiar with.) However, the author's reputation isn't always clear when you're looking at titles in a catalog, shop, or library. I haven't seen any helpful lists made of Pagan authors that tell where they fall on the scale of “disreputable, avoid” and “reputable, must-read.” Let's make one.

Things to take into consideration about the author's writing: ethics, quality of scholarship, and honesty about whether a statement is factual or invented.

(Cross-posted to paganbooks and my journal.)