{"product_id":"witches-of-the-wheel-1540","title":"Witches of the Wheel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her metaphysical mystery \u003ci\u003eWitches of the Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e, Lindsay Merbaum weaves a spellbinding tale of mythology, bartending, and queer belonging.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For fans of \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe City We Became\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWitches of the Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e weaves mythology and desire into a darkly enchanting tale of a young woman discovering that her greatest power lies not in controlling her magic, but in surrendering to what she's always been meant to become.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Tracy Cross, author of \u003ci\u003eRootwork\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Gathering of Weapons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGold grows up knowing only a few things about herself: something lets her see ghosts and read her neighbors' secrets, and her mother seems to hate her. But when she strikes out on her own, she stumbles into a job at The Wheel, a literally-underground lesbian bar where a coven gathers every Thursday and each entrance requires a painful sacrifice. It feels like the first place she's belonged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the bar, its patrons, and its history are more complicated, and more dangerous, than Gold ever realized. As she entangles herself in her new community, she learns more about herself than she wanted to know--and attracts an ancient goddess's deadly attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLindsay Merbaum\u003c\/strong\u003e is a queer feminist author and high priestess of home mixology. Her award-nominated short fiction has appeared in PANK, Anomalous Press, The Collagist, Epiphany, Gargoyle, Day One, Harpur Palate, and Hobart, among others. Essays and interviews can also be found in Electric Literature, Bustle, Bitch Media, The Huffington Post, The Rumpus, and more. A 2021 Foreword Indies Finalist, \u003ci\u003eThe Gold Persimmon\u003c\/i\u003e was her first novel with Creature Publishing. Her second book, a smutty horror-comedy novella called \u003ci\u003eVampires at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, was a LibraryReads Bonus Pick. Lindsay lives in Flint, Michigan with her partner and cats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lindsay Merbaum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67658918953245,"sku":"9781951971540","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781951971540.jpg?v=1790875332","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/witches-of-the-wheel-1540","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}