A history of witch librarians and the magic of libraries and books, "A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies” is a Hugo Award-winning short story (for best fantasy and science fiction) and finalist current for an Ignotus Award in Spain. He is associated with a troubled teenager and the witch-librarian who wishes to save him. It's about the special books. Above all, it is about the power of a book to change a life. It's a perfect story for The Season of the Witch.
The event — a conversation about the story — will be English en for adolescents 14-18 years old. We have Hilary Misle, director of American Space Madrid, as moderator who will make a brief introduction, ask questions and encourage the conversation. You can read the story English en or a translation to Spanish in blog Tales for Algernon.
American Witch Story Reading Guide
A week later of the book club, the author of the story, Alix E. Harrow, will talk about witchcraft and the female vote, main themes of her new novel, in a virtual meeting. his novel, The Once and Future Witches, presents an alternative history in which three XNUMXth-century sisters bring the fight for witches' rights closer to the suffrage movement. The meeting with the author will be English en for teens and adults.
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Alix E Harrow is an American writer living in Kentucky with her husband and two children. She is a former historian and winner of the Hugo Award with her story A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies . He has been a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy awards. The Spanish translation is currently finalist of the Ingotus award in Spain. The Spanish translation of his first novel, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, will be published by Roca Editorial in January.
Hilary Misle is a Nebraska native who moved to Spain 4 years ago. She has worked as a journalist, teacher, and school librarian. Above all, she is a reader.