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Just when Practical Magic season wasn’t enough…

Alice Hoffman has another witchy story waiting on the shelf.

And this one isn’t part of the Owens family.

It’s a brand-new world.

The Witches of Cambridge was published September 8, 2026, and it launches a new series from the author of Practical Magic. (Simon & Schuster)

And the setup is basically catnip for anyone who loves:

witches
books
dark academia
secret societies
New England
complicated female friendships
history
magic

The story follows Ava, a young woman from Maine, and Lauren, a wealthy Cambridge girl who seem completely different.

Then both are recruited into the Lilith Society, a secret organization of witches at Radcliffe College with roots stretching back to colonial times. (Simon & Schuster)

And because this is Alice Hoffman…

The history isn’t just decorative.

The story moves between the magical legacy of colonial New England and the 1950s, with McCarthyism creating another layer of danger around the women and their secret society. (Simon & Schuster UK)

And here’s the part that made me put this on my radar immediately:

Hulu is developing it as a television series.

Noah Hawley, known for Fargo, is attached as producer. (BostonGlobe.com)

So we potentially have another Alice Hoffman book-to-screen adaptation brewing.

Which means your fall reading list just got longer.

The Alice Hoffman witchy shelf right now:

Practical Magic
The Rules of Magic
Magic Lessons
The Book of Magic
The Witches of Cambridge

One is the beginning of the Owens story.

One is the sequel now playing in theaters.

And one opens an entirely new magical world.

Honestly, this feels like the perfect time to make Alice Hoffman part of the fall TBR.

Because apparently one fictional coven wasn’t enough.

Would you read The Witches of Cambridge before watching the eventual adaptation?