{"id":5633,"date":"2023-10-23T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=5633"},"modified":"2023-10-21T18:21:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T22:21:42","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-229-practical-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-229-practical-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 229 &#8211; Practical Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Practical Magic<\/em> by Alice Hoffman.\u00a0Listen\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-229-practical-magic\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/discovery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/discovery-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/discovery-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/discovery-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/discovery.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/headfull.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/headfull-146x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/headfull-146x220.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/headfull-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/headfull.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty-147x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty-147x220.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/majesty.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780143119685\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>A Discovery of Witches<\/em> by Deborah Harkness<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062363244\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Head Full of Ghosts<\/em> by Paul Tremblay<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780143137146\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Her Majesty&#8217;s Royal Coven<\/em> by Juno Dawson<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mermaidsdann.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mermaidsdann-144x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Mermaids by Patty Dann\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mermaidsdann-144x220.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mermaidsdann-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mermaidsdann.jpeg 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mindgames.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mindgames-146x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Mind Games by Kiersten White\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mindgames-146x220.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mindgames-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mindgames.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nature.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nature-145x220.jpeg\" alt=\"The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nature-145x220.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nature-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nature.jpeg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781504079662\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Mermaids<\/em> by Patty Dann<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062135322\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Mind Games<\/em> by Kiersten White<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781728251400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Nature of Witches<\/em> by Rachel Griffin<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/religion.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/religion-144x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Religion and the Decline of Magic by Keith Thomas\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/religion-144x220.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/religion-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/religion.jpeg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rules.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rules-145x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rules-145x220.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rules-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rules.jpeg 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/siren.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/siren-142x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Siren Queen by Nghi Vo\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/siren-142x220.jpeg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/siren-194x300.jpeg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/siren.jpeg 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780140137446\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Religion and the Decline of Magic<\/em> by Keith Thomas<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781984837035\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Rules for Vanishing<\/em> by Kate Alice Marshall<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250788832\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Siren Queen<\/em> by Nghi Vo<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco-145x220.jpeg\" alt=\"VenCo by Cherie Dimaline\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco-145x220.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/venco.jpeg 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/weyward.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/weyward-145x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Weyward by Emilia Hart\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/weyward-145x220.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/weyward-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/weyward.jpeg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wise.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wise-145x220.jpeg\" alt=\"The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wise-145x220.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wise-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wise.jpeg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780063054899\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>VenCo<\/em> by Cherie Dimaline<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250280800\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Weyward<\/em> by Emilia Hart<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062699022\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Wise and the Wicked<\/em> by Rebecca Podos<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman.\u00a0Listen\u00a0to\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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1266,2373,1636,2392,2268,2154,2389,2087,2390,2388,1571,2387,2393,48,30,2391],"class_list":["post-5633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-alice-hoffman","tag-cherie-dimaline","tag-deborah-harkness","tag-emilia-hart","tag-juno-dawson","tag-kate-alice-marshall","tag-keith-thomas","tag-kiersten-white","tag-nghi-vo","tag-patty-dann","tag-paul-tremblay","tag-practical-magic","tag-rachel-griffin","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-rebecca-podos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5633","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=5633"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5646,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5633\/revisions\/5646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}