Best witchy books to read in 2026
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Looking for witchy books to read in 2026? I’ve been having lots of fun collecting the magical, mysterious, and slightly spooky stories that have made their way onto the shelves this year.
2026 feels like a particularly good year for witchy fiction, with Practical Magic 2 arriving in theatres in September and Alice Hoffman, the queen of witchy books, returning with The Witches of Cambridge.
But there are plenty more witches waiting to be discovered in the pages of this year’s new releases and I love how differently authors approach witchy stories. Some are cozy and romantic, some are atmospheric and unsettling, and others take us into entirely new worlds.
This year’s books feature secret sisterhoods, ancient curses, haunted houses, magical families, forbidden love, and women discovering powers they never expected to possess.
If you’re in the mood for a little magic, I hope you find your next read here.
New witchy books to discover in 2026
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NOVEMBER 17, 2026
From the bestselling author of The Lost Bride Trilogy
A girl receives an antique pendant on her thirteenth birthday and discovers she's the latest reincarnation of a witch executed three hundred years ago.
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Lilith is haunted by visions of a witch burning. Then she discovers Sybil, a woman accused of witchcraft centuries earlier—and realizes their fates are dangerously intertwined.
Their pack is broken, their home is lost, and the enemy is closing in. Cordelia and Bishop must forge dangerous alliances before they lose Trevelyan forever.
Maeve once ruined everything with a spell gone wrong. Now her best friend has vanished through a stolen painting, and following him means entering a deadly world ruled by the witch she unleashed.
Kat finally learns why she’s been invisible to boys: her sister’s love spell. But when Kat breaks it, every spell in Mystic Hollow starts going dangerously wrong.
Raven wants nothing to do with her family’s deadly magic. But when her aunt promises to break her curse, Raven must unleash the very power she fears.
Book 4 of The Bewitched series
A long-awaited marriage reunites Selene with her ancient soulmate, but Memnon’s dangerous magic and a millennia-old enemy leave their future hanging by a thread.
After accidentally turning her manager into a cat, actress and witch Willow races across London with a reluctant bookseller to reverse the spell before it's too late.
When aspiring witches begin disappearing, skeptical therapist Frankie must team up with a charming psychic to uncover the truth.
This gorgeous first edition features stunning, flower-patterned stenciled edges and designed endpapers!
Guards are dying by dark magic, and everyone believes the Witch has returned. To stop her, a royal guard must rely on the one thief he trusts least.
Katherine's job is finding witches before their magic destroys them. Then Silas arrives, and a growing threat forces the two enemies into a dangerous partnership.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
From the bestselling author of The Housemaid
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Julia returns to her family's crumbling estate for a fresh start and discovers a house haunted by a woman executed during the Salem witch trials.
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Four interconnected romances unfold as vampires, witches, wolves, and demons battle for power, survival, and forbidden love in a world ruled by fate.
From Alice Hoffman, the bestselling author of Practical Magic
At an elite women’s college in the 1950s, two students uncover a centuries-old sisterhood of witches. But someone is targeting its members, and history is repeating itself.
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You duel or you die, and Astrid has always known her fate, until Prince Zryan makes survival feel like a dangerous possibility.
Kate never believed in Appalachian magic—until a dying crone leaves her a legacy she can’t explain and a village that may depend on it.
Prophecies. Talking chipmunks. A suspiciously perfect prince. Gretsella knows a disaster when she sees one—and stopping her beloved son from becoming king might save everyone.
When betrayal leads Nora, Daisy, and Soraya into a magical apothecary, revenge is tempting—but reclaiming their power and finding new love is even sweeter.
Inspired by the tales of Canada’s Filles du Roi
After scandal forces Élisabeth to New France on a 17th-century bride ship, she believes a spirit haunts her voyage and settlement—until her fear turns on Jeanne Roy, a witch whose silence fuels accusation.
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