Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Books that blend the magical with the mundane, from glowing jellyfish to book witches. This panel was part of Penguin Random House, Library Journal, and School Library Journal's Winter 2025 Virtual Book & Author Festival that debuted on December 4, 2025 and features the following authors:
(click on the links to learn more about each book)

Katherine Arden, THE UNICORN HUNTERS (Del Rey)
penguinrandomhouselibrary.com/book/?isbn=9780593128282

Michelle Maryk, THE FOUND OBJECT SOCIETY: A NOVEL (Hyperion)
penguinrandomhouselibrary.com/book/?isbn=9781368114752

Meg Shaffer, THE BOOK WITCH (Ballantine Books)
penguinrandomhouselibrary.com/book/?isbn=9780593983584

Tessa Yang, THE JELLYFISH PROBLEM (Berkley)
penguinrandomhouselibrary.com/book/?isbn=9780593955826

Moderator: Roxanne Hsu Feldman, High School Librarian, The Dalton School (NY)