WV Book Team: Moreno-Garcia delves into dark academia with 'The Bewitching'

"The Bewitching" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Random House/Del Ray, July 2025, 368 pages.

In this latest novel by the author of "Mexican Gothic," "The Daughter of Doctor Moreau" and "Silver Nitrate," Silvia Moreno-Garcia writes about three different women in three different eras who encounter witchcraft.

“‘Back when I was a young woman,’” says Nana Alba to her great-granddaughter, Minerva, “‘there were still witches.’’

Minerva Contreras is a grad student in the history of horror (which would be a perfect major for Jeremy Dauber, who wrote the recently released and awesome book, "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond") at Stoneridge College, a very old school; the oldest building was built in 1750, and there are rumors that a witch from the Salem witch tr