{"title":"Witchy Reads","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour witches for spooky season, from a 1970 Florida home for unwed mothers to Discworld's most formidable trio. Some of these books will frighten you and one will make you laugh out loud, but every one of them makes a strong case for the witch.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"merrick-mass-market-paperbound","title":"Merrick - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Rice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this mesmerizing novel, Anne Rice demonstrates once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling and the creation of myth and magic, as she weaves together two of her most compelling worlds: those of the Vampire Chronicles and the Mayfair witches.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook seven of the Vampire Chronicles. 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