2017: Sirens deconstructed magic and those of marginalized genders who want it or wield it—and how magic is so often an analog for power. Here are 10 magical books of witches, sorcerers, enchanters and more (with more books/info here: sirensconference.org/news/2020/10/s…): 1/
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1. A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V.E. Schwab: “Kell wore a very peculiar coat. It had neither one side, which would be conventional, nor two, which would be unexpected, but several, which was, of course, impossible.” #SirensAtHome
2. LABYRINTH LOST by Zoraida Córdova: “The second time I saw my dead aunt Rosaria, she was dancing. Earlier that day, my mom had warned me, pressing a long, red fingernail on the tip of my nose, ‘Alejandra, don’t go downstairs when the Circle arrives.’” #SirensAtHome
3. SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo: “Joost had two problems: the moon and his mustache. He was supposed to be making his rounds at the Hoede house, but for the last fifteen minutes, he’d been hovering around the southeast wall of the gardens...” #SirensAtHome
4. SNAPDRAGON by Kat Leyh: “Our town has a witch. She fed her eye to the devil. She eats roadkill, and she casts spells with the bones. That’s the kind of bull the dumb kids at school say. Witches ain’t real. She’s just an old loony. But...” #SirensAtHome
5. SPELLBOOK OF THE LOST AND FOUND by Möira Fowley-Doyle: “Daylight is only just touching the tips of the trees when the bonfire goes out. I am leaning against a bale of hay upon which someone I don’t know is sleeping.” #SirensAtHome
6. THE FIFTH SEASON by N.K. Jemisin: “Let’s start with the end of the world, why don’t we? Get it over with and move on to more interesting things.” #SirensAtHome
7. THE LOST COAST by Amy Rose Capetta: “The first time I saw a redwood, I had a brand-new feeling—like discovering a color you’ve never seen before, or smelling snow for the first time if you were raised in a world without cold.” #SirensAtHome
8. THE MEMORY TREES by Kali Wallace: “Beyond the window, the morning was bright and glittering, the sky a breathless blue, and the hotels on Miami Beach jutted like broken teeth across the water, but all Sorrow could see was the orchard.” #SirensAtHome
9. THE QUEER WITCHES COMICS ANTHOLOGY edited by Joamette Gil:
“We banished darkness outside the walls.
Inside our walls, the people followed Așa and worshipped light.
‘Where there is light, there is growth.’
‘Where there is light, there is truth.’”
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“We banished darkness outside the walls.
Inside our walls, the people followed Așa and worshipped light.
‘Where there is light, there is growth.’
‘Where there is light, there is truth.’”
#SirensAtHome
10. WE RIDE UPON STICKS by Quan Barry: “Two minutes into the second half, Masco’s #19 took an indirect shot on our goal. For a moment we lost sight of the ball in the scrum of players huddled in front of the net, the air blurry with sticks...” #SirensAtHome
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