★ INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER ★
★ SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ★

A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this cozy fantasy debut, hailed as “a beautiful treasure of a book that will warm your heart and heal your soul.”—Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

“The warmest, loveliest book I’ve read in ages.”—Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

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An almost-mage discovers friendship—and maybe something more—in the unlikeliest of places in this delightfully charming novel described as “the perfect cosy fantasy.”—Olivia Atwater, Author of Half a Soul

"Absolute perfection…gloriously sweet and extraordinarily delightful!”—Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

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View fullsize A foggy, restorative start to July. Even got some revising done (with Kaya's help)! I've been reflecting recently on how lucky I am to live in a place like California, and not just for the nature and the weather. Solidarity to all of the many Americ
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View fullsize Kaya isn't quite the Nemean lion, but she nonetheless highly recommends Wearing the Lion by @john_wiswell, coming out in just 10 days! I had the honor of reading this book early and providing a blurb, in which I called it "Wise, weird, and won

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