Alma Alexander reading at Village Books

Alma Alexander will be reading from her book Spellspam, at Village Books, on April 2 at 7 pm. More here.

This is the second in a trilogy about Thea Winthrop, begun with Gift of the Unmage.

I highly recommend these books. They are coming of age stories with rich use of Native American mythology and history.


From the description of Gift of the Unmage:

Thea was a Double Seventh: the seventh child of parents who had themselves been seventh children. From birth, great things were expected of her, but magically speaking, she proved a disappointment. Now, with the help of an ancient teacher, Thea has begun to weave herself a new magical identity, infused with elements of the original worlds... but will she find her true self in time to defeat the Nothing that threatens to consume the world?

And Spellspam:

What if e-mail spam suddenly started carrying magic spells? What if a pitch promising a clear complexion gave you transparent skin? Thea Winthrop thought that she was the only one who could do computer magic—but now there's someone else out there who can, and Thea and her friends suddenly find themselves pitted against a vibrant and dangerous mage: Thea's mirror image.