{"product_id":"an-embarrassment-of-witches-isbn-9781603094627","title":"An Embarrassment of Witches","description":"\u003cb\u003eA coming-of-age urban fantasy set in a world full of animal familiars, enchanted plants, and spell-casting that explores the mundane horrors of breakups, job searches, and post-graduate existential angst.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife after college isn't turning out exactly as Rory and Angela had planned.  Rory, recently dumped at the gate of her flight to Australia, needs to find a new life path ASAP. What do you do with a B.A. in Communications and a minor in Southeast Asian Spellcraft? Maybe her cute new housemate Guy is the answer she's looking for (spoiler alert: he isn't). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Angela is buckling under the pressure of a high-stakes internship in a cutting-edge cryptopharmocology lab run by Rory's controlling mother, who doesn't know Rory is still in town... and Angela hates keeping secrets.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Embarrassment of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of two childhood friends learning how to be adults--and hoping their friendship can survive the change.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAn Embarrassment of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This affable coming-of-age fantasy... add[s] a touch of magic to familiar human comedy.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fantasy grounded in the mundane, \u003ci\u003eAn Embarrassment of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e is a work with magic at its center, casting a unique spell through its memorable, lovable characters.\" — \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rich and funny fantasy worldbuilding makes this graphic novel about twenty-something post-college angst a charming (pun intended) read.\" — Faith Erin Hicks (\u003ci\u003ePumpkinheads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nameless City\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAn Embarrassment of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt, funny look at how childhood friendships grow up into adult friendships. Goldstein and Jordan give their characters room to make mistakes, change, and learn how to forgive each other (and themselves).\" — Melanie Gillman (\u003ci\u003eAs the Crow Flies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSteven Universe\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Sophie Goldstein and Jenn Jordan:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sophie Goldstein's artwork looks very simple, but it's the kind of simplicity that's complexity boiled down to a potent concentrate.\" — \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Strong and complex.\" — \u003ci\u003eThe AV Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable... a creator whose approach to SF consistently defies expectations.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The apocalyptic climax of the strip manages to combine the character work, the mythological work and the snarky modern take on same together into a beautifully satisfying and cohesive package.\" — \u003ci\u003eHighLow\u003c\/i\u003eJENN JORDAN is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eDarwin Carmichael is Going to Hell\u003c\/i\u003e and is currently working on her doctorate in medieval history at SUNY Stony Brook. Her research focuses on women's movement, knowledge, and identity in medieval Italy.  She lives in New York with her person, Steve, and two cats, Samantha and Robin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSOPHIE GOLDSTEIN is a graphic novelist, illustrator and comics instructor. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eHouse of Women, The Oven,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDarwin Carmichael is Going to Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, which have received multiple Ignatz Awards and Best American Comics selections, among other honors. If she could choose an animal familiar it would be a wolf.","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301228695781,"sku":"NP9781603094627","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781603094627.jpg?v=1767721504","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/an-embarrassment-of-witches-isbn-9781603094627","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}