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Magic schools that aren’t THAT one

Posted on: October 13, 2022

On today’s episode, Joe and Jill discuss why they love books that have magic schools and offer book recommendations for folks who want books featuring magic schools that aren’t that magic school.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Witchlings by Claribel Ortega 

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell 

SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki 

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston 

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey 

Akarnae by Lynette Noni 

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness 

The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin 

The Black Mage by Daniel Barnes 

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani 

Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko 

The Magicians series by Lev Grossman 

The Heir Chronicles by Cinda Williams Chima, specifically The Wizard Heir 

Charmed Life – The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Book 1 by Diana Wynne Jones 

The Circle of Magic Series by Tamora Pierce – book One is Sandry’s book

The Divine Dungeon Series by Dakota Krout 

And Mother of Learning by nobody103 

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins


On today’s episode, Joe and Jill discuss why they love books that have magic schools and offer book recommendations for folks who want books featuring magic schools that aren’t that magic school.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Witchlings by Claribel Ortega 

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell 

SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki 

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston 

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey 

Akarnae by Lynette Noni 

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness 

The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin 

The Black Mage by Daniel Barnes 

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani 

Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko 

The Magicians series by Lev Grossman 

The Heir Chronicles by Cinda Williams Chima, specifically The Wizard Heir 

Charmed Life – The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Book 1 by Diana Wynne Jones 

The Circle of Magic Series by Tamora Pierce – book One is Sandry’s book

The Divine Dungeon Series by Dakota Krout 

And Mother of Learning by nobody103 

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

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