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  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/28/25 Edition

    Okorafor is also the author of the Binti trilogy, Akata Witch , Noor , Remote Control , and other works

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/3/22 Edition

    romantic, aspiring author who is struggling to cope with his family's dark legacy of having sent suspected witches If you're interested in books about witches, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories and Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/28/25 Edition

    He also wrote Hour of the Witch  and Skeletons at the Feast  (a WWII-set book that I read about 15 years

  • Review of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

    More from Nnedi Okorafor Okorafor is also the author of the Binti trilogy, Akata Witch , Noor , Remote

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/14/24 Edition

    But teaming up with their new client--a powerful male witch who's got it in for the king--could change

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/16/24 Edition

    historical fiction Bright I Burn is based on the true story of the first woman in Ireland to be burned as a witch

  • Six Four-Star Mysteries to Check Out, ICYMI

    01 The Witch Elm by Tana French A Tana French mystery is usually a pretty good bet for me, and I plowed through The Witch Elm to find out what was happening under French's layers of story. In The Witch Elm, French dips her toe into exploring how privilege, luck, (sometimes blind) loyalty—and For my full review of this book, see The Witch Elm. 02 The Lost Man by Jane Harper ​ Nathan and Bub come

  • Review of Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks

    But through the pain, witch-hunting, loss, and confusion of the year, the community finds unexpected

  • The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty

    “Men find it easier to believe they have been swindled by a witch than outwitted by a woman.”

  • Review of Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

    Harrow is also the author of the wonderful The Once and Future Witches and The Ten Thousand Doors of

  • Review of Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian

    List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II and then reading Bohjalian's Hour of the Witch dive into Bohjalian's other books, but clearly I need to keep at it, because aside from Hour of the Witch

  • May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    For my full review of this book, please see Great Circle. 04 Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched historical thriller with rich details of life in 1662 Boston Then Mary finds herself embroiled in a witch trial. If you like stories about witches, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully For my full review of this book, please see Hour of the Witch. 05 Who Is Maud Dixon?

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/2/21 Edition

    injustice, punishment, scapegoats, class oppression, and female indignities. 02 The Once and Future Witches Harrow In The Once and Future Witches, Harrow, the author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, writes sisters who were raised by a powerful mother and now separated by tragedy in an era when there's no more witching whether to ignore what's occurred or to harness and master the spells they've been taught by their witchy imagines Agnes as wife of John (the fictionalized William Shakespeare character) is as an independent, witchy

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/29/24 Edition

    trilogy, which I loved: The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl in the Tower, and The Winter of the Witch I mentioned these books in the Greedy Reading Lists Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories and Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You.

  • Review of Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

    She's a witch who has sworn off magic; she fled her powerful mother and coven, but they didn't want to He doesn't break rules, and in fact he works for the Church as a Chasseur, hunting down witches for destruction the coven, who desire to use Lou to further their ends, her magic was surprisingly limited, and her witchiness

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/23/23 Edition

    Harrow is also the author of the wonderful The Once and Future Witches and The Ten Thousand Doors of

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/6/23 Edition

    the fantasy novel The Golden Enclaves; and I'm listening to Weyward, Emilia Hart's debut novel, about witchcraft novels featuring main protagonists I love. 03 Weyward by Emilia Hart In Weyward, Emilia Hart's story of witchcraft the crumbling cottage she's inherited from her aunt--and learns of her ancestors' persecution in the witch

  • Review of The Huntress by Kate Quinn

    always wanted to fly, and when Nazis begin to wreak havoc on the Soviet Union, she joins the Night Witches The reader is able to see events unfolding while the characters remain unaware, but watching the pieces

  • The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year

    01 The Witch Elm A Tana French mystery is usually a pretty good bet for me, and I plowed through The Witch Elm to find out what was happening under French's layers of story. In The Witch Elm, French dips her toe into exploring how privilege, luck, (sometimes blind) loyalty—and For my full review of this book, see The Witch Elm. 02 The Lost Man ​ Nathan and Bub come together to

  • Six of My Pandemic-Era Book Buys

    change and a "moral revival," and emphasizes that we are all called to be part of the movement. 04 A Witch In A Witch in Time, Constance Sayers is offering us historical fiction, witches, and repeated reincarnation

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/17/21 Edition

    She's a witch who has sworn off magic; she fled her powerful mother and coven, but they didn't want to He doesn't break rules, and in fact he works for the Church, hunting down witches for destruction.

  • Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year

    letters, voices, and emotions--which she has always been told to ignore, for fear of being branded a witch romantic, aspiring author who is struggling to cope with his family's dark legacy of having sent suspected witches I loved the connections to The Scarlet Letter and the book within a book, the witchy focus, the renegade

  • Six Great Books about Brave Female Spies

    With the Nazis an increasing problem for the Soviet Union, Nina Markova joins the Night Witches, an all-female You can see events unfolding while the characters involved remain unaware, but watching the pieces shift

  • Review of When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

    the author of books for young readers including The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Iron Hearted Violet, The Witch's

  • Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore

    Harrow is also the author of the wonderful The Once and Future Witches , Starling House , and other books

  • Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites

    always wanted to fly, and when Nazis begin to wreak havoc on the Soviet Union, she joins the Night Witches The reader is able to see events unfolding while the characters remain unaware, but watching the pieces

  • Review of The Searcher by Tana French

    of hers), Faithful Place, The Trespasser, Broken Harbor, and The Secret Place, plus the stand-alone Witch

  • February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Simran is a strong female knight sworn to the queen, and Vina is a witch of the woods.

  • Review of the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

    The other books in the trilogy are just as excellent, The Girl in the Tower and The Winter of the Witch

  • Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love

    The Girl in the Tower and The Winter of the Witch are the others, and I think Arden's stories get even She’s itching for (and finds) adventure, knowledge, and much more in her life than the loveless match

  • Review of The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

    The Bear and the Nightingale is the first in the series, and The Winter of the Witch is the final book

  • Review of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

    Harrow has another amazing-sounding book coming out in October 2020, The Once and Future Witches.

  • Review of One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

    One to Watch is engrossing escapism into a world of reality TV, romantic possibilities, and luxurious In Kate Stayman-London's One to Watch, Bea Schumacher is a popular plus-size fashion blogger who has

  • Review of A Burning by Megha Majumdar

    I mentioned A Burning (along with The Once and Future Witches by Alix E.

  • Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year

    Harrow is also the author of the wonderful The Once and Future Witches and The Ten Thousand Doors of

  • Six Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year

    and a powerful connection to the natural world as they resist male dominance and cruelty in various witchy In Weyward, Emilia Hart's story of witchcraft and the natural world, she explores three timelines of The story features instances of rape, abandonment, witch hunting, and attempted suicide.

  • October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Harrow is also the author of the wonderful The Once and Future Witches and The Ten Thousand Doors of

  • March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    You, a boarding-school mystery that's also about race, gender, and power; Weyward, a multi-timeline witchy and a powerful connection to the natural world as they resist male dominance and cruelty in various witchy The story features instances of rape, abandonment, witch hunting, and attempted suicide. If you like witchy stories, you might enjoy the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories and Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You.

  • Six Great Books about Brave Female Spies

    With the Nazis an increasing problem for the Soviet Union, Nina Markova joins the Night Witches, an all-female You can see events unfolding while the characters involved remain unaware, but watching the pieces shift

  • Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites

    always wanted to fly, and when Nazis begin to wreak havoc on the Soviet Union, she joins the Night Witches The reader is able to see events unfolding while the characters remain unaware, but watching the pieces

  • Review of Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook by Celia Rees

    (obviously yes to this one), Witch Child (again, yes), and its sequel, Sorceress (yes).

  • Review of Notes on a Silencing: A Memoir by Lacy Crawford

    I mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List (along with I'm Still Here and The Year of the Witching

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/22/20 Edition

    of hers), Faithful Place, The Trespasser, Broken Harbor, and The Secret Place, plus the stand-alone Witch

  • Six Books about Brave Female Spies

    With the Nazis an increasing problem for the Soviet Union, Nina Markova joins the Night Witches, an all-female You can see events unfolding while the characters involved remain unaware, but watching the pieces shift

  • Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year

    always wanted to fly, and when Nazis begin to wreak havoc on the Soviet Union, she joins the Night Witches The reader is able to see events unfolding while the characters remain unaware, but watching the pieces

  • Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love

    The Girl in the Tower and The Winter of the Witch are the others, and I think Arden's stories get even She’s itching for (and finds) adventure, knowledge, and much more in her life than the loveless match

  • March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Ada, suspected of being a witch, flees to a convent, then, through an unlikely convent-to-outlaw pipeline

  • My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books

    But there are witch hunts at hand, and dabbling in the Sami traditions of runes, poppets, or the playing Much of the fever pitch of support and hatred for Jesus occurs when the main character of Ana is off

  • My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books

    But there are witch hunts at hand, and dabbling in the Sami traditions of runes, poppets, or the playing Much of the fever pitch of support and hatred for Jesus occurs when the main character of Ana is off

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/1/25 Edition

    book of mine, Madeline Miller's Circe , which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully Witchy She ditches her few true friends and feels at a loss as to the line between reality and richly imagined

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