In Cari Thomas' Threadneedle, Anna is counting down the days to the ceremony that will bind her magic forever. After all, Anna's Aunt has always warned her of the dangers of magic. Until she meets Effie and Attis, who open her eyes to a London she never knew existed. But as she is swept deeper into this world, Anna begins to wonder if her Aunt was right all along. Is her magic a gift. or a curse?
In Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart, two witches enter a very untrustworthy alliance. For Iraya Adair, her magic is the only way to reclaim her birthright and to bring vengeance to those who exiled and imprisoned her. Jazmyne Cariot grew up dressed in gold, with stolen magic at her fingertips. Daughter of the self-crowned doyenne, her existence is a threat to her mother's rule. But unlike her sister, Jazmyne has no intention of dying to strengthen her mother's power. Sworn enemies, the two witches enter a deadly alliance to take down the woman who threatens both their worlds.
About the event:
Chaired by Sonali Misra
Running time: 60 minutes
Tickets: £3 / £5 (plus 50p booking fee)
The event will be live on Zoom.
This event includes a Brave New Words reading from Lindsey Stirling
About the authors:
Cari Thomas’ first story, at seven years old, was about a witch who took over her school. Many years later she graduated with first class honours from Warwick’s English Literature and Creative Writing course and gained a Distinction in Magazine Journalism at The Cardiff School of Journalism. She landed her first journalism job at teen magazine Sugar where she was put in charge of the YA book club. Writing book reviews and attending launches confirmed her suspicion that this was her world. She went on to work in consumer publishing and as a digital strategist at a creative agency, learning how to apply storytelling techniques to multimedia brand campaigns. All spare moments were spent dreaming up ideas for her book series while accumulating an odd collection of research books on magic and the occult. Her first novel, Threadneedle, set in contemporary London, is also about witches and they’re still causing just as much chaos.
Cari is on Twitter and Instagram.
Of Jamaican heritage, Ciannon Smart grew up in a small town in the south-east of England. As the only daughter in a house full of boisterous sons, she developed a voracious appetite for reading from an early age, preferring anarchy in stories rather than real life. In YA she loves her heroines exactly as she loves her villains: wilful, wily, and unpredictable. When not writing, Ciannon can be found reading, painting, or taking the long way home to listen to a good song more than once.
