Below I’ll give you my selections for the best Witch books by a few categories. I will cover these and other great books more in depth later.
- Witch: Unleashed. Untamed. Unapologetic. (2017)
- Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within (2019)
- Llewellyn’s 2020 Witches’ Datebook (2019)
- The Vine Witch (2019)
- A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy) (2011)
- The Witches (2007)
- Resting Witch Face (Widow’s Bay) (2018)
- The Witch’s Daughter: A Novel (2012)
- The Frozen Witch (The Coven: Academy Magic) (2019)
- The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem (2016)
- That Old Witch!: The Coffee Coven’s Cozy Capers (2017)
Witch: Unleashed. Untamed. Unapologetic. (2017)
A witch is a wise woman, a healer. Yet for so long the word “witch” has had negative connotations. In this book, third generation hereditary witch Lisa Lister explains the history behind witchcraft, why identifying as a healer in past centuries led women to be burned at the stake, and why the witch is reawakening in women across the world today.
Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within (2019)
In this book, third-generation Witch Juliet Diaz guides you on a journey to connect with the Magick within you. She explains how to cast off what doesn’t serve you, unleash your authentic self, and become an embodiment of your truth. You’ll also learn the skills and techniques you need to build your own Magickal craft.
Llewellyn’s 2020 Witches’ Datebook (2019)
Live better, stay organized, and celebrate your Craft every day with Llewellyn’s 2020 Witches’ Datebook. This wonderful tool features beautiful illustrations from award-winning artist Jennifer Hewitson, a variety of ways to celebrate the Wheel of the Year, and powerful wisdom from practicing witches.
The Vine Witch (2019)
For centuries, the vineyards at Château Renard have depended on the talent of their vine witches, whose spells help create the world-renowned wine of the Chanceaux Valley. Then the skill of divining harvests fell into ruin when sorcière Elena Boureanu was blindsided by a curse.
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy) (2011)
Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford’s Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.
The Witches (2007)
This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches.Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There’s nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma’s stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!
Resting Witch Face (Widow’s Bay) (2018)
A mysterious murder. An enchanted hometown. Catching the killer will take a crack reporter… and a pinch of magic. Between her cheating husband and her on-air meltdown, Marzie Nowak is going through a bit of a bad spell. With nowhere else to turn, the ex-big-city journalist crawls back to her superstitious hometown of Widow’s Bay just in time for their annual pagan festival.
The Witch’s Daughter: A Novel (2012)
My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. If you will listen, I will tell you a tale of witches. A tale of magic and love and loss. A story of how simple ignorance breeds fear, and how deadly that fear can be. Let me tell you what it means to be a witch. In the spring of 1628, the Witchfinder of Wessex finds himself a true Witch.
The Frozen Witch (The Coven: Academy Magic) (2019)
I am Judgement.I’ve gone from human to witch…to now Coven member. It’s amazing, awesome, and entirely overwhelming. I’m scared out of my mind right now. I shouldn’t be, I know that. I finally have real magic. I have elemental magic. I have ice at my fingertips and its the deadliest weapon I’ve ever seen.But now I can’t run from Joseph. I have power and with that comes responsibility. Our war is getting more dangerous by the day and now I have to face him head on.
The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem (2016)
Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff, author of the #1 bestseller Cleopatra, provides an electrifying, fresh view of the Salem witch trials. The panic began early in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister’s niece began to writhe and roar. It spread quickly, confounding the most educated men and prominent politicians in the colony. Neighbors accused neighbors, husbands accused wives, parents and children one another.
That Old Witch!: The Coffee Coven’s Cozy Capers (2017)
There’s a new squad in town…Seniors, Phyllis Habernackle and Char Bailey are witches with a problem. Dealing with the recent loss of one of their oldest and dearest college friends, the women discover the dearly departed has bequeathed her estate to them! Unfortunately, she didn’t leave it only to them. She also left it to two other old witches.
Best Witch Books That Will Hook You
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Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History
Author(s): Gregg Jarrett
ID: 2426085, Publisher: HarperCollins, Year: 8 Oct 2019, Size: 3 Mb, Format: epub
Operative Witchcraft: Spellwork and Herbcraft in the British Isles
Author(s): Nigel Pennick
ID: 2438642, Publisher: Destiny Books, Year: 8 Oct 2019, Size: 10 Mb, Format: epub
The Witch’s Altar: The Craft, Lore & Magick of Sacred Space
Author(s): Jason Mankey, Laura Tempest Zakroff
ID: 2316817, Publisher: Llewellyn Publications, Year: 8 Nov 2018, Size: 7 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are absolutely hot items according to Los Angeles Times, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.