“You’re a wizard, Harry.” As a bibliophile and a parent, you’re so eager for the day your kid is ready to read those words and enter the wizarding world of Harry Potter. But along with fanciful components like letter-delivering owls, chocolate frogs, a hidden train platform, and an enchanted Sorting Hat, come darker elements, like […]
Ask any fantasy reader to name a magic school, and you can bet they’ll blurt out “Hogwarts!” without missing a beat. But there are so many other eldritch academies out there waiting to be discovered! From secret enclaves hidden in the real world, to towering universities from other dimensions, there’s a school for every young […]
Anne Shirley once said that she was glad to live in a world where there are Octobers, and you know what? I couldn’t agree more. Octobers mean crisp winds, crunchy leaves, and pumpkins, and the first full month of fall also means creepy stories and our favorite ghoulish characters. My favorites? Witches. There’s something incredibly fascinating […]