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This Week at The Southern Bookseller Review

Posted By Nicki Leone, Thursday, July 17, 2025

Current Newsletter: What to read for Shark Week!

Bookstores with reviews in this week's newsletter:

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaBook Buzz Feature: The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

If you talk about witches nowadays and you ask somebody to picture a witch, they’d probably say a pointy hat, a broom, a black cat. They are no longer considered malevolent.

Witches in Central Mexico are a bit different from the traditional European image of the witch. They are evil. They’re intent on causing harm to their neighbors, to the community. They often can shape-shift. I wanted to go towards those [versions] as opposed to having something like the modern archetype.

― Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Interview, People

Decide For Yourself Banned Book Feature:
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
This adorable graphic novel about a shape-shifting selkie and a teen lesbian who hasn’t fully accepted her queerness is heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time. This is a great book for young queer people with a diverse cast of characters and a lovely sapphic romance that you can easily devour in one sitting. Can’t wait to get this into the hands of young readers!.
― Candice Huber, Tubby & Coo’s Traveling Book Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana


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