“.. . [I] pulled into a parking spot outside a thriving café called The Thirsty Goat.
Outside, under a swinging sign with an image of a goat in seventeenth-century clothing tipping his head back to drain a goblet, the tables were filled with a wide range of locals: young mothers sipping lattes, their children parked next to them in strollers; old salts in overalls and worn baseball caps clutching paper cups full of steaming brew; and people with laptops clicking away at their email while downing mochas. The Thirsty Goat was clearly the hub of the local community . . . a cheerful space with a lofty beamed ceiling. The crisp white on the rafters extended down until it met chair-height red paneling, and the work of local artists covered the walls.
The cozy atmosphere turned chilly as I felt the strong probe of a witch’s gaze. Then another.
Behind the cafe’s counter stood two witches.”
THE BLACK BIRD ORACLE, pp 42-43.
If you saw this cafe featured on a hoodie or sticker but can’t find THE THIRSTY GOAT on a map, you’ve come to the right place.
THE THIRSTY GOAT cafe can only be found in the pages of THE BLACK BIRD ORACLE by Deborah Harkness, the fifth book in the internationally best-selling All Souls series. The series begins with the book A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, which PEOPLE magazine called “a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy…an irresistible tale of wizardry, science and forbidden love.” (Some of you may have seen the tv show, A Discovery of Witches, on Netflix or AMC, and didn’t realize it was based on a book series and that there was more to the story, waiting for you to discover.)
If you love The Thirsty Goat merch as much as we do, you can find it here, and we hope you’ll visit your local bookstore or library for a copy of THE BLACK BIRD ORACLE to find out more about the café and the witches who work there!
Thank you Alison W. & Nick VN for these photos