Please join us for a special afternoon at Octavia Books with Sasha Peyton Smith, New York Times bestselling author of THE WITCH HAVEN, when she discusses her new novel, THE WITCH HUNT, with #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston (RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE).

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Each general ticket admits one and will be exchanged for one copy of THE WITCH HUNT. Deluxe tickets also include a copy of the new Collector's Edition of Casey McQuiston's RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE.

The Last Magician meets The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy in this “spectacular, singular, and spellbinding” (Casey McQuiston) historical fantasy following a young woman who discovers she has magical powers and is thrust into a battle between witches and wizards.

In 1911 New York City, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell spends her days as a seamstress, mourning the mysterious death of her brother months prior. Everything changes when she’s attacked and a man ends up dead at her feet—her scissors in his neck, and she can’t explain how they got there.

Before she can be condemned as a murderess, two cape-wearing nurses arrive to inform her she is deathly ill and ordered to report to Haxahaven Sanitarium. But Frances finds Haxahaven isn’t a sanitarium at all: it’s a school for witches. Within Haxahaven’s glittering walls, Frances finds the sisterhood she craves, but the headmistress warns Frances that magic is dangerous. Frances has no interest in the small, safe magic of her school, and is instead enchanted by Finn, a boy with magic himself who appears in her dreams and tells her he can teach her all she’s been craving to learn, lessons that may bring her closer to discovering what truly happened to her brother.

Frances’s newfound power attracts the attention of the leader of an ancient order who yearns for magical control of Manhattan. And who will stop at nothing to have Frances by his side. Frances must ultimately choose what matters more, justice for her murdered brother and her growing feelings for Finn, or the safety of her city and fellow witches. What price would she pay for power, and what if the truth is more terrible than she ever imagined?

Sasha Peyton Smith is the New York Times best-selling author of The Witch Haven and The Witch Hunt. She’s passionate about well-curated road trip playlists, soup recipes, and stories about complicated girls. Originally from the mountains of Utah, she now lives in Washington D.C. with her partner and collection of porcelain hands.

Casey McQuiston is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of romantic comedies—including Red, White & Royal Blue, One Last Stop, and I Kissed Shara Wheeler—whose writing has been published in The New York Times, Bon Appetit, and Conde Nast Traveler. Originally from southern Louisiana, Casey now lives in New York City.