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Flashback: Joe Dante on ‘I Married a Witch’ (1942)
Flashback, Magic, Movies, Comedy, Witches Chris Well 8/18/22 Flashback, Magic, Movies, Comedy, Witches Chris Well 8/18/22

Flashback: Joe Dante on ‘I Married a Witch’ (1942)

Veronica Lake casts a seductive spell as a charmingly vengeful sorceress in this supernatural screwball classic. Director Joe Dante says, “It’s a delightful, charming, and very funny movie …”

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Jennifer Meinking: Complete Loki of Midgard Series
Magic, Books Chris Well 7/25/22 Magic, Books Chris Well 7/25/22

Jennifer Meinking: Complete Loki of Midgard Series

If you think you know the Norse god of mischief, think again. Things are not always what they seem, and this trickster is full of surprises.

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Olivie Blake Q&A: The Atlas Six
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/13/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/13/22

Olivie Blake Q&A: The Atlas Six

An Amazon Best Book of March 2022! The Atlas Six introduces six of the most devious, talented, and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library…

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Part 3: 200 Authors Every Horror Reader Should Know (F-H)
Books, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Urban Fantasy, Magic Chris Well 6/11/22 Books, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Urban Fantasy, Magic Chris Well 6/11/22

Part 3: 200 Authors Every Horror Reader Should Know (F-H)

Here’s part three of our massive list of authors for fans of horror fiction, urban fantasy, vampires, zombies, ghost stories, magic, science fiction, dark fantasy, and other monster fiction.

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Hannah Whitten: Wilderwood series + Q&A
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/10/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/10/22

Hannah Whitten: Wilderwood series + Q&A

The first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. Scroll down for the books in the series, and to see some questions and answers from author interviews.

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Tasha Suri: The Jasmine Throne—The Burning Kingdoms #1 [Spotlight]
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/7/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/7/22

Tasha Suri: The Jasmine Throne—The Burning Kingdoms #1 [Spotlight]

The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will “undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come” (Booklist).

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Vaishnavi Patel: Kaikeyi (Spotlight)
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/6/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/6/22

Vaishnavi Patel: Kaikeyi (Spotlight)

Kaikeyi is raised on tales of the gods. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone.

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Rick Riordan Q&A: Complete Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/5/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/5/22

Rick Riordan Q&A: Complete Percy Jackson and the Olympians

“Monty Python was a huge influence on me but I’m hardly the first to modernize Greek myths.” Rick Riordan’s first Percy Jackson series bends mythology into something new.

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Harry Potter fans—21 series you should check out
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/5/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/5/22

Harry Potter fans—21 series you should check out

Unnatural forces? Check. Amazing monsters? Check. Heartwarming friendships? Check. Want something else like Harry Potter? Go through our list!

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Kendare Blake: Complete Three Dark Crowns series + Q&A
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/4/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/4/22

Kendare Blake: Complete Three Dark Crowns series + Q&A

In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. But each sister has to fight for it…

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75+ Urban Fantasy Writers Who Aren’t White UPATED
Books, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Magic, Mermaids, Werewolves Chris Well 6/3/22 Books, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Magic, Mermaids, Werewolves Chris Well 6/3/22

75+ Urban Fantasy Writers Who Aren’t White UPATED

Including L.A. Banks, Maurice Broaddus, Jessica Cage, Zoraida Córdova, Owl Goingback, Nalo Hopkinson, N. K. Jemisin, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Shweta Taneja, Kenesha Williams, and more.

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Zen Cho: Complete Sorcerer to the Crown series + Q&A
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/3/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/3/22

Zen Cho: Complete Sorcerer to the Crown series + Q&A

Magic and mayhem clash with the British elite in this whimsical and sparkling series. Find info about the books, and to find questions and answers from author interviews with Cho.

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N.K. Jemisin: The Inheritance Trilogy + Q&A
Books, Magic, Interview Chris Well 6/3/22 Books, Magic, Interview Chris Well 6/3/22

N.K. Jemisin: The Inheritance Trilogy + Q&A

“I didn’t want to do anything that might piss people off….” Jemisin weaves a tale of intrigue, betrayal, and passion in a kingdom above the clouds.

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Naomi Novik: The Scholomance series + Q&A
Books, Magic, Interview Chris Well 6/2/22 Books, Magic, Interview Chris Well 6/2/22

Naomi Novik: The Scholomance series + Q&A

Naomi Novik creates a school bursting with magic like you’ve never seen before, and a heroine for the ages. “It’s an old folk legend that’s mentioned in Dracula—of a dark school…”

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Roshani Chokshi Q&A + Complete Pandava Series
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/2/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/2/22

Roshani Chokshi Q&A + Complete Pandava Series

How can one girl in Spider-Man pajamas find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers and stop a demon? Based on the ancient Sanskrit epic the Mahabharata…

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Neil Gaiman & Company: Complete Books of Magic series
Comics, Books, Magic Chris Well 5/29/22 Comics, Books, Magic Chris Well 5/29/22

Neil Gaiman & Company: Complete Books of Magic series

One can look at Timothy and say, “Wow, he looks like Harry Potter,” but the fact is that Harry Potter looks like him. Books of Magic’s hero debuted seven years before Harry Potter.

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Tomi Adeyemi Q&A + Complete Legacy of Orisha series
Books, Magic Chris Well 5/24/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 5/24/22

Tomi Adeyemi Q&A + Complete Legacy of Orisha series

Named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people, Tomi Adeyemi is a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Nigerian-American writer and storyteller.

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H.G. Parry: A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians: The Shadow Histories #1 [Spotlight]
Books, Magic Chris Well 5/3/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 5/3/22

H.G. Parry: A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians: The Shadow Histories #1 [Spotlight]

“In this version of the world, everyone has the potential to be born with magical gifts. They might be able to conjure fire and water, or manipulate the weather, or summon shadows to do their bidding.”

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Dieselpunk Detective Noir Q&A: Dan Willis + Complete Arcane Casebook Series
Books, Magic, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 4/29/22 Books, Magic, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 4/29/22

Dieselpunk Detective Noir Q&A: Dan Willis + Complete Arcane Casebook Series

The author shares why he created a supernatural detective series set in Depression-era New York, lists some stories that inspired him, and explains why victims in horror should be smart.

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100 Supernatural Detective Series UPDATED
Books, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Zombies, Magic, Witches Chris Well 4/26/22 Books, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Zombies, Magic, Witches Chris Well 4/26/22

100 Supernatural Detective Series UPDATED

Want books that mix urban fantasy and crime fiction? Including series from Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Kim Harrison, Seabury Quinn, plus novels from X-Files, Supernatural—and more.

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Chris Well celebrates stories about monsters and the people who hunt them and/or love them. Over the years (please don’t ask how many), Chris has worked in different kinds of media as a writer, producer, performer, broadcaster, and/or college instructor. Now he hosts the website Monster Complex. Find out more about Chris at StudioWell.com.

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