8 Cozy Witch Books to Usher in Fall

Thinking of a magical, witchy autumn can bring forth a lot of memories—Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic is certainly one of them. This beloved story follows Gillian and Sally, two sisters forever bonded by their family’s magic. 

Originally orphaned and sent to live with their eccentric aunts, the girls grow up as outsiders, resenting their home because of town gossip. When a rift drives them apart, the sisters will reunite in the face of trouble. Only then can they learn to truly appreciate who they are and where they’ve come from.

Threading the Salem Witch Trials with the story of Connie, a Harvard student looking for a viable dissertation project, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane is “a captivating thriller of the hidden powers of women throughout the centuries” (Boston Globe). 

When she returns to Salem to close up her grandmother’s dilapidated house, Connie finds an old scrap of paper that simply reads “Deliverance Dane.” With these words and the need to find a research lead, Connie falls headfirst into this historical mystery by trying to locate the physick book. 

On this path, she’ll learn more about the history of Salem, her family, and herself until she is faced with decisions she never anticipated.

Selected as this month’s Read with Jenna pick, The Witches of Cambridge is “a sagely bewitching immersion in New England history, magic, misogyny, and resistance” (Booklist, starred review). 

Ava and Lauren, students at Radcliffe College, seem like opposites. Yet they’re drawn together through the mysterious Lilith Society.

Each woman will have her own journey to step into her power, but the strongest element here is the power of friendship. They’ll need to look out for each other—as forces arise, it seems the witches of Cambridge have a target on their backs.

The four Blackthorn women have their own issues to grapple with, and now that they are reunited, they will have to tend to their familial relationships as well. Katrine finds herself back home as her life hits a rocky patch, and it’s almost as though she’s been drawn back. 

Strange things are happening around their Minnesota mansion. Now Velda, Ursula, and her sister Jasmine must come together as Katrine reclaims her magic and they face what’s to come. A gothic tale with a spooky atmosphere, The Blackthorn Women is perfect for heading into fall!

There’s nothing quite like restarting your life in your 60s—especially when involving magic! Delia Spark must do just this: as her current life falls apart, she runs off to Myrtlewood. 

What seems like a quiet little village actually holds a connection to ancient secrets. Now she faces a prophecy that pulls her into a world she never expected. 

It’s up to her to choose if she is a crone after all, and if magic is her path. The world Iris Beaglehole builds will have you wanting to revisit Myrtlewood for the whole series!

Emerson Wilde loves her bookseller life in St. Cyprian, a quiet Midwestern town. She has wonderful friends and a budding crush, but St. Cyprian has more than meets the eye. 

Magic is afoot, and Emerson doesn’t realize she’s at its center. Once she uncovers the enchanting nature of her reality, she must fight for the life she loves as dark forces seek to harm all she holds dear.

Author Hazel Beck has created “the perfect blend of magic, humor, world-ending peril, friendship, and romance, brewed into a spellbinding combination that readers will adore" (Maisey Yates, New York Times-bestselling author).

Sera Swan has lost most of her magic and isn’t happy about that, not one bit. By bringing her great-aunt Jasmine back from the great beyond, Swan was exiled from her Guild. She’d do anything to get her powers back, and might have a lead via a magical text. 

This is where she might have to do something difficult: accept help. Throughout the story, each character has their own difficulties, but they find home in one another and in the enchanting space they inhabit. 

A blend of “found family, a talking fox, [and] a quaint inn in an English village […] Mandanna somehow writes existential crises like a warm hug” (New York Times). 

Magical librarian Kiela has fled to her childhood home, bringing as much magic as she can carry. Disposing of magical books isn’t revolutionary! 

She and Caz, her spider plant, open a secret spellshop to help her hometown and use her powers for good in a world that desperately needs it. 

Author Sara Beth Durst brings this magical land and its charming inhabitants to life in The Spellshop—if “the words 'cottagecore fantasy romance' sound appealing, this is the fall book for you” (New York Times).