{"id":3451,"date":"2019-04-22T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3451"},"modified":"2019-04-21T21:36:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T01:36:18","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-122-a-discovery-of-witches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-122-a-discovery-of-witches\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 122 &#8211; A Discovery of Witches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <i>A Discovery of Witches<\/i> by Deborah Harkness. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-122-a-discovery-of-witches\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3452\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor \" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/akata.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/daughter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/daughter-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/daughter-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/daughter.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goodomens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3453\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goodomens-123x220.jpg\" alt=\"Good Omens by Neil Gaiman &amp; Terry Pratchett\" width=\"123\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goodomens-123x220.jpg 123w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goodomens-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/goodomens.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Akata Witch<\/em> by Nnedi Okorafor (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UxH2B0\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780142420911\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Daughter of Smoke and Bone<\/em> by Laini Taylor <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IKIIoI\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780316133999\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Good Omens<\/em> by Neil Gaiman &amp; Terry Pratchett (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IxOHOe\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780060853983\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labyrinth.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/soulless.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1473\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/soulless-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Soulless by Gail Carriger\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/soulless-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/soulless-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/soulless.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2990\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/undead.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Labyrinth Lost<\/em> (Brooklyn Brujas series) by Zoraida Cordova (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Gzhxvq\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781492623168\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Soulless<\/em> (The Parasol Protectorate series) by Gail Carriger (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IDOBoz\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780316438957\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Undead Girl Gang<\/em> by Lily Anderson (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Vo2VaJ\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780451478245\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3454\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Toil &amp; Trouble, edited by Jessica Spotswood &amp; Tess Sharpe\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/toil.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3455\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching series) by Terry Pratchett \" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3456\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/moon.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Toil &amp; Trouble<\/em>, edited by Jessica Spotswood &amp; Tess Sharpe (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UrojXP\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781335016270\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Wee Free Men<\/em> (Tiffany Aching series) by Terry Pratchett (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2V9yKnx\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780062435262\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>When the Moon was Ours<\/em> by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anna-Marie McLemore <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DBYu1V\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781250058669\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3457\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"Chilling Adventures of Sabrina\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/chilling-adventures-sabrina-netflix.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/legends.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3459\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/legends-150x205.jpeg\" alt=\"Legends of Tomorrow\" width=\"146\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/legends-150x205.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/legends-220x300.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/legends.jpeg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magicianstv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1586\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magicianstv-150x210.jpg\" alt=\"The Magicians (TV show)\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magicianstv-150x210.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magicianstv-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/magicianstv.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80223989\">Chilling Adventures of Sabrina<\/a> (TV series)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Iznw5A\">Legends of Tomorrow<\/a>\u00a0(TV series)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DqJy6y\">The Magicians<\/a>\u00a0(TV series)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Outlander-TV_series-2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-380\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Outlander-TV_series-2014-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Outlander TV\" width=\"135\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Outlander-TV_series-2014-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Outlander-TV_series-2014.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/trueblood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2456\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/trueblood-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2w1PI9K\" width=\"147\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/trueblood-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/trueblood-150x205.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/trueblood.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Uxgb8m\">Outlander<\/a> (TV series)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XBcnF3\">True Blood<\/a> (TV series)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Listen to\u00a0the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1635,1638,1636,86,309,1639,1450,362,851,178,48,30,1637,826,1233,1265],"class_list":["post-3451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-a-discovery-of-witches","tag-chilling-adventures-of-sabrina","tag-deborah-harkness","tag-gail-carriger","tag-laini-taylor","tag-legends-of-tomorrow","tag-lily-anderson","tag-neil-gaiman","tag-nnedi-okorafor","tag-outlander","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-terry-pratchett","tag-the-magicians","tag-true-blood","tag-zoraida-cordova"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3451"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3464,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3451\/revisions\/3464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}