Witches, wizards and magic books for children
‘No wands or broomsticks’: how TV is reinventing the modern-day witch
With 2024 is set to be the year of the witch, writers are replacing the traditional image with sassy, sexy and dark characters
Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72
The writer was best known for the much-loved picture book Peace at Last and the Worst Witch series of novels
Polish priest apologises for Harry Potter book burning
Priest says the public destruction of ‘evil’ items, including JK Rowling’s books and Buddhist figurines, was not intended to condemn specific authors or religions
The Worst Witch review – a magical baddie makes the production fly
Dastardly Agatha Cackle’s attempts to make witching great again have the young audience almost levitating in their seats
Ten of the best theatre shows for Christmas 2018
Musical improv elves, cabaret and interactive hijinks abound in these festive shows for families
Coven ready: from Instagram to TV, why are witches so popular?
Occult dramas from The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina to Strange Angel are a theme of the new season’s TV. Is this a response to the uncertainty of contemporary politics?
Children's book of the week
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend review – a magical debutThis enchanting adventure of a ‘strange little girl with black eyes’ more than holds its own against a certain H Potter. Roll on the franchise
Halloween light parties put a Christian spin on haunted celebrations
With Halloween spending in Britain expected to reach £320m this year, churches are offering trick or treaters a lighter alternative to ghosts and monsters
Broomsticks and dragon bones in British Library's Harry Potter magic show
Manuscripts for JK Rowling’s books mix with a centuries-old mermaid and a witch’s crystal ball in hotly anticipated exhibition
Children's books
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness - reviewSecret Scribbler: ‘Ness seems to be one of the few contemporary YA authors who really ‘gets’ being a 21st century Western teenager, and crucially accepts it without judgement’
Children's books
Keeping up with Magic by Carolina Munhóz – reviewPedro: ‘funny, controversial and educational’
Children's books
The Summoner series by Taran Matharu – reviewChildren's books
Magic in the Mix by Annie Barrows – reviewChildren's books
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas – review
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The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey – reviewChildren's books
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo – reviewChildren's books
The Steep and Thorny Way by Cat Winters – reviewChildren's books
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas - review
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Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare – reviewChildren's books
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare – review
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