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Alix Harrow made a name for herself with the publication of her debut novel The Ten Thousand Doors of January. That novel came out just last year. But Harrow is already set to release her next book The Once and Future Witches in October.

Alix E Harrow | Photo by Nick Stiner.

Witchcraft In The Suffragette Movement

Harrow’s sophomore novel appears to be historical fiction about women (and witches) during the suffragette movement. A brief synopsis from the publisher tells us a little bit about The Once and Future Witches.

There’s no such thing as witches…

There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box. But, in 1893, when the three Eastwood sisters—James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna—join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to purse the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women’s movement into a witch’s movement…and set the world ablaze.

But there will be.

Book Riot revealed the cover this week as well, and it is as dripping with symbolism as the art for The Ten Thousand Doors of January. That book was one of my favorite novels of 2019, and it is exciting to see Harrow gaining acclaim for her feminist fantasies.

The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow will publish on October 13, 2020 from Hachette Books.

Image via Hachette Books

The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow Draws From American History

Harrow may be a newcomer to the genre, but she is already a Hugo award winner. She won last year for her short fiction story A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies. Her debut novel was released to wide acclaim, making many ‘best-of’ lists for 2019. Harrow’s lyrical writing often deals with the power of the written word, and contains stories within stories.

As an ex-historian, Harrow’s work is often set during unique time periods that inform the story being told. In an interview with Barnes & Noble, Harrow elaborated on the way history informs her work. “What I loved about studying history was never the granular details. I didn’t care when gas lamps were introduced or what kinds of buttons were popular in the 1880s or even who inherited the throne after whom. I cared about the deeper, harder-to-see stuff—the cultural narratives and changing ideologies, the invisible mythologies that underpinned everything. The stories we whispered to ourselves.”

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Alix Harrow Announces Sophomore Novel: The Once And Future Witches
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Welcome to the pretty-much-mostly-daily Lying In The Gutters. A run around the day before and the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. And so C2E2 is underway… if you are going to the show, do let us know what you discover.

The 10 most-read stories yesterday

1. When Joe Hill Pitched Hulk to Marvel But Never Heard Back, and Tom King's Jokes About Dan DiDio – C2E2 DC Nation Panel
2. Post-Dan DiDio Changes, Already Happening at DC Comics?
3. An Exclusive Look Inside Flash #750 from C2E2 – and the Story That Will Change the DC Universe (If They Let It) SPOILERS
4. Marvel's C2E2 X-Men Panel – Preview Art for X-Men, X-Force, Wolverine, Cable, Children of the Atom, X-Factor, More
5. Jonathan Hickman, Benjamin Percy Respond to Questions About a Certain Wolverine Conspiracy at C2E2
6. Jim Lee Says DC Comics Isn't Going Away, But Also Claims He Will Live to Age 140
7. Batman Goes Gold With New "Arkham Knight" Hot Toys Figure
8. Marvel Plans to Make Readers Vomit with Immortal Hulk #33
9. Could Harley Quinn and the Birds Of Prey #1 be the Actual First Appearance of Punchline
10. Marvel's Big X-Event: X of Swords by Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, and the X-Men Slack Team

One year ago…

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3. Who's to Blame For Falling Comics Sales? And What's to be Done? Brian Hibbs at ComicsPRO
4. 'American Horror Story': Stevie Nicks Ready to Get Coven Back Together
5. Our Five Suspects For The Sanctuary Murders Of Heroes In Crisis

Happening today…

• London Comic Con Spring – Showmasters.  Comics guests yet to be announced, Olympia London Hammersmith Road, London,
• C2E2 begins in McCormick Place Convention Complex, Chicago.
• Huntsville Comic Convention, Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, Huntsville, AL
• Pensacon, Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
• Lubbock-Con, Lubbock, TX
• Fayetteville Arkansas Comic Show, Fayetteville, AR
• Pop Con, San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio
• Amy Reeder, Amethyst #1 signing, Anyone Comics, Brooklyn, New York 1-2pm

Happy birthday to…

• Tamra Bonvillain, colourist
• Tom Orzechowski, letterer
• Joyce Brabner, retailer, publisher, writer on Brought To Light and American Splendor.
• George Kochell, colourist
• Bill Hughes, artist on She-Buccaneer, Droids, Addam Omega
• Matthew JLD Rice, artist of Birth Of Venus
• Scott Weinstein, creator of The Perhapanauts

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THE GREATEST OF ALL TUNES (G.O.A.T.) is a salute to the greatest songs of all time, one song per artist. Want more? Go to the G.O.A.T. Page for all the GOATs so far!

Here’s an interesting little tidbit: Janes Addiction has the Billboard record for longest time between number-one songs, with the 13 year span between Been Caught Stealing and Just Because.

Stealing was actually the second single off of JA’s breakthrough album Ritual de lo Habitual—they actually tried to do Three Days as a single.  Really?

Stealing was the band’s biggest hit, and it’s pure adrenaline.  From the opening dogs barking to Perry Farrell’s sing-songy fade out “It’s miiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnee” at the end, maintained by aggressive drums and explosive guitar work that basically drives on one powerful riff.  Oh, and in the middle a car starts and drives off.  All that in about three minutes.

Covers:

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