The Crone Zone: How to Get Older with Style, Nerve, and a Little Bit of Magic -- Nina Bargiel, Hardcover

It's time to embrace your inner crone! Tap into the wisdom of age and learn how to take up space, do as you please, shake off expectations, and live life on your own terms.

If you've been looking for permission and encouragement to stop clinging to youth and propriety, The Crone Zone is here to help you step into your full bog witch power.

Following in the footsteps of role models from Strega Nona to Baba Yaga, you'll learn to access your innate crone energy through rituals, meditations, inspiration, and relatable advice from your crone guide. Learn to:

• Pick the perfect caftan for every occasion
• Embrace your gray hair--or dye it blue
• Cultivate all-black houseplants
• Make friends with a murder of crows
• And more!

Featuring covetable illustrations, this beautiful book makes an ideal gift for milestone birthdays or big life changes. So put on your best black cloak, prepare a cauldron of your favorite beverage, and indulge in a hearty cackle, because life in the Crone Zone is good--and about to get better.


Author: Nina Bargiel
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9781683694830

About the Author
Nina Bargiel has spent most of her career writing for kids, even though she neither has one nor is one. She's best known for penning the bra episode of Lizzie McGuire, but has also written for The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Mao Mao: Adventures of Pure Heart, and whatever else her IMDB says. She owns a formerly feral tuxedo cat named Ron Swanson and drives a pink Mini Cooper which once made Angelyne jealous.

Pam Wishbow is an illustrator and printmaker living in Seattle. When they're not not hunched over their drawing table, you'll find Pam befriending crows and and other urban wildlife.