Witches, Myth & Magic: With Sangu Mandanna and Tasha Suri

Name: Witches, Myth & Magic: With Sangu Mandanna and Tasha Suri
Start: 2025-10-27T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-27T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Waterstones

Mon 27 Oct

7pm - 8pm : Waterstones

Fiction Fantasy & Horror Under £10 Local Author

Castle Street, Norwich, NR2 1PB

Bestselling authors invite us into their worlds of romance and fantasy.

From medieval romantasy, to contemporary cosy magical love, they’ll share how they create their stories and build believable worlds filled with enchanting happenings.

Sangu’s latest book, A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping, celebrates the power of hope and the courage to start again. Sera Swan was once the most powerful young witch in England: but now she’s running a magical guesthouse with an ever-growing cast of quirky guests, and a sneakily villainous talking fox. Then broodingly handsome magical historian Luke ends up on her doorstep… and it begins to seem as if things may change.

Sangu is also the author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, one of Time Magazine’s 50 best romance novels.

Tasha is a World Fantasy Award-winning author, known for her bestselling books Empire of Sand and The Jasmine Throne. Now, in The Isle in the Silver Sea, Tasha brings a heart-shattering story of sapphic longing, medieval folklore and a love that spans centuries. Witch of the Woods Simran and knight of the Queen’s Court Vina, fall into a love that could destroy the other. How can they write a story that is stronger than fate, and survive their love story?

Don’t miss this wonderful event perfect for fantasy and romance readers!

Age Guidance: 18+

Tickets: £6

Sangu Mandanna

Sangu Mandanna grew up in Bangalore, India. She was four years old when an elephant chased her down a forest road and she decided to write her first story about it. She now lives in Norwich with her husband and children. Sangu is the author of critically acclaimed books for children and adults, including Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.

Praise for The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

“A cosy tale about the powerful alchemy of believing we are worthy of the family we find. Full of charm, wit, romance, and an affirmation that we are all deserving of love and real magic.”

Travis Baldree

“This is one of my cosiest reads of the last year, and I find myself thinking about its enchanted setting all the time.”

Emily Henry

Tasha Suri

Tasha Suri is an award-winning author, a writing tutor, an occasional librarian and a cat owner. She has won the Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds) Award from the British Fantasy Society, the Starburst Brave New Words Award, and has been nominated for the Astounding Award and Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Her debut novel Empire of Sand was named one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time by TIME magazine. When she isn't writing, Tasha likes to cry over TV shows, buy too many notebooks, and indulge her geeky passion for reading about South Asian history. She lives with her family in a mildly haunted house in London.

Praise for The Isle in the Silver Sea

"Fiercely tender, wildly imaginative, and deeply smart, The Isle in the Silver Sea is an ode to the power of stories themselves--both to shackle us to our destinies, and to free us from them. One of my new all-time favourites."

Alix E. Harrow

"'Set in a world where story is magic and magic is story, The Isle in the Silver Sea swept me off my feet with its lyricism, spellbinding romance, and vivid characters who breathe, love, and bleed. Isle is gorgeously folkloric -- and really puts the lore back into folklore. This book is a bit of spellcraft and Suri is definitely a witch."

Brigitte Knightley

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