{"product_id":"witches-of-america-9780374536435","title":"Witches of America","description":"\u003ci\u003eWitches of America\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of Alex Mar's immersive five-year trip into the occult, as both a journalist and someone searching for her own faith. She explores modern Paganism--from its roots in 1950s England to its present-day American mecca in the San Francisco Bay Area; from a gathering of more than a thousand witches in the Illinois woods to the New Orleans branch of one of the world's most influential magical societies--and decides to train in a coven herself. With keen intelligence and wit, Mar illuminates the world of witchcraft while grappling in fresh and unexpected ways with the question underlying every faith: Why do we choose to believe in anything at all? Whether evangelical Christian, Pagan priestess, or atheist, each of us craves a system of meaning to give structure to our lives. Sometimes we just find it in unexpected places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Mar is a writer based in New York City, her hometown. Her work has recently appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eOxford American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015\u003c\/i\u003e. Mar is also the director of the documentary feature film \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mystic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e Witches of America\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Crichton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641665425682,"sku":"9780374536435","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_68772999-53da-4e06-94fc-d62ead2af1a0.jpg?v=1733028868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/witches-of-america-9780374536435","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}