{"product_id":"lessons-in-magic-and-disaster-charlie-jane-anders-paperback","title":"Lessons in Magic and Disaster -- Charlie Jane Anders, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the vein of Alice Hoffman and Charlie Jane Anders's own \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e comes a novel full of family, discovery, and witchcraft.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young witch teaches her mother how to do magic--with very unexpected results--in this relatable, resonant novel about family, identity, and the power of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJamie is the average New England academic in-training--she has a strong queer relationship, a handful of generational trauma to work through in therapy, and an esoteric dissertation proposal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut she has one extraordinary secret: Jamie is also a powerful witch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough Jamie is busy researching a three-hundred-year-old anonymous (possibly magical) book and keeping afloat in the gauntlet of academia, she tries to make time to see her mother Serena, who has closed herself off completely after the death of her beloved wife (Jamie's other mother) Mae. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Jamie has been hoping to bring the grieving Serena back to life again by teaching her mother how to also use magic. But she doesn't know the true story of what happened to her mom ten years ago--and casting spells together leads to another terrible loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's up to Jamie now to uncover the secrets behind that mysterious 18th century novel. She needs it, both to finish her dissertation as well as to use its hidden message from the past to smooth the magical chaos Serena has wrought in the present....before their future can get any worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlie Jane Anders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250867339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Jane Anders is the author of \u003ci\u003eLessons in Magic and Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other novels include \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe City in the Middle of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e and the young-adult Unstoppable trilogy. She's also the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eEven Greater Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNever Say You Can't Survive\u003c\/i\u003e, a book about how to use creative writing to get through hard times. She's won the Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, Lambda Literary, Crawford and Locus Awards. She co-created Escapade, a transgender superhero, for Marvel Comics and wrote her into the long-running \u003ci\u003eNew Mutants\u003c\/i\u003e comic. And she's currently the science fiction and fantasy book reviewer for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. With Annalee Newitz, she co-hosts the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlie Jane Anders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49811882377444,"sku":"9781250867339","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781250867339.jpg?v=1788767981","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/lessons-in-magic-and-disaster-charlie-jane-anders-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}