Awakened

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER Now in paperback: a coven of trans witches battles an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love,lossdrag showsand late capitalism. \u200b On a morning much like any other30-something queer Brooklynite Wilder makes a miraculous discovery: suddenlyas if by magicthey can understand every language in the world. Dazed and disconnectedWilder is found and taken in by a small coven of trans witches who have all become Awakened with mystical powers of their own. Quibblea handsome portal travelerArtemisthe group’s caretaker and seerand Mary Margareta smart-ass teen with telekinetic powers all work to make the cagey and suspicious Wilder feel at homeboth within their group and with the knowledge that magic isin factreal. Just as Wilder is finding their footinga malicious AI threatens to dismantle the delicate balance of the coven and the world as they know it. The group scrambles to stay united as they question whether any consciousness–be it artificialmaterialor magical–is too dangerous to exist. Awakened is a hilariousthought-provoking reflection on the ways that we are responsible for creating our own realitiesa story of finding communityand a meditation on what it means to have a body.