Boston Book Festival

Good and Evil hang in the balance in these three new books–and only one can win. Join us as we explore the worlds and trials of these fantasy protagonists, all possessing powerful magic that can save or ruin their worlds as they know it. Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kölsch centers on Nesbit, who finds the dead body of his secret boyfriend (and secret witch) in the woods outside their Massachusetts town. The rest of the North Coven, including Nesbit, will have to discover what dark evil caused the killing and defeat it before it attacks anyone else in the town. In LaDarrion Williams’s debut novel Blood at the Root, Malik has been hiding his powers from the day he discovered them—the same day his mother disappeared. While raising his younger brother and going to college, Malik begins to learn more about love, his powers, his heritage, and the dark evil growing since the Haitian Revolution. Kendare Blake completes her Heromaker Duology with Warriors of Legend. Reed earned her place amongst the immortal Aristene, but the order is fracturing and all her heroes trade their lives for victories on the battlefield. When her old flame is trying to court her new hero, she has to decide exactly who she needs to be. This discussion about choices and personal power set in fantastical worlds will be moderated by literary agent and YA author Rebecca Podos.