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New York Times Bestseller, M.J. Rose grew up in New York City mostly in the labyrinthine galleries of the Metropolitan Museum, the dark tunnels and lush gardens of Central Park and reading her mother's favorite books before she was allowed. She believes mystery and magic are all around us but we are too often too busy to notice... books that exaggerate mystery and magic draw attention to it and remind us to look for it and revel in it.

Her most recent novel, The Last Tiara, will be published Feb 2, 2021

Rose's work has appeared in many magazines including Oprah Magazine and she has been featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, WSJ, Time, USA Today and on the Today Show, and NPR radio. Rose graduated from Syracuse University, spent the '80s ...more

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	The Witch of Painted Sorrows (Daughters of La Lune, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 4,826 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reincarnationist (Reincarnationist, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 4,094 ratings — published 1999 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Lost Fragrances (Reincarnationist, #4) 3.71 avg rating — 3,612 ratings — published 2012 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Tiara 4.08 avg rating — 2,264 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memorist (Reincarnationist, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 1,676 ratings — published 2008 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seduction (Reincarnationist, #5) 3.79 avg rating — 1,644 ratings — published 2013 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiffany Blues 3.81 avg rating — 1,593 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collector of Dying Breaths (Reincarnationist, #6) 3.83 avg rating — 1,577 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories from Suffragette City by M.J. Rose (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Fiona Davis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.84 avg rating — 1,515 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Language of Stones (Daughters of La Lune #2) 3.85 avg rating — 1,484 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The owl,” he was saying, “is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps. They can see in the dark. I find that so interesting, to be mired in reality when the rest of the world is dreaming. What does he see and what does he know that the rest of the world is missing?”
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October BoTM Nominations: Witches Theme First Poll

Top 5 Books move onto final round

A Discovery of Witches

by Deborah Harkness

16 votes, 28.1%

Practical Magic

by Alice Hoffman

9 votes, 15.8%

The Witches of New York

by Ami McKay

7 votes, 12.3%

Uprooted

by Naomi Novik

6 votes, 10.5%

The Heretic's Daughter

by Kathleen Kent

5 votes, 8.8%

The Witchfinder's Sister

by Beth Underdown

4 votes, 7.0%

Resurrectionists

by Kim Wilkins

3 votes, 5.3%

The Witch of Painted Sorrows

by M.J. Rose

3 votes, 5.3%

Equal Rites

by Terry Pratchett

2 votes, 3.5%

Daughters of the Witching Hill

by Mary Sharratt

2 votes, 3.5%

57 total votes

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message 18: by Veronica

Jul 01, 2016 02:37PM

Thanks for becoming my new friend! Laurie King is one of my favorite authors too.
---Veronica Dale: Blood Seed and Night Cruiser: Short Stories about Creepy, Amusing or Spiritual Encounters with the Shadow.

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message 17: by Lady Alexandrine

Jan 16, 2015 02:28PM

Hello :) Thank you for adding me. Have a nice weekend! x

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message 16: by Rusty

Jun 09, 2014 12:28PM

Hi M.J.,

Thanks for the friendship. It's nice to meet you. How are you doing? Well, I hope. I am a 42 year old southern dark fantasy author from Mississippi that lives in Tennessee because of Hurricane Katrina. I write about werewolves, vampires, demons, angels, and witches. Come by for a spell, read a sneak of Moonwarriors: In A Blackened Dawn? I appreciate you and your opinion. Please like my page, thanks. https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRustyN...

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Mar 13, 2014 07:51AM

Hi- thanks for becoming a friend!
Please take a moment and stop at our website and subscribe to our newsletter- we would love to have you.
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message 14: by Jr.

Aug 12, 2013 06:24PM

The Reincarnationist Book#6 comes out in April it will be called The Collector of Dying Breaths

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message 13: by A.J.

Jan 21, 2013 07:15AM

Hi M.J.
A big hello from a very cold Ireland. Roll on St. Patrick's day.

AJ

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message 12: by Zoë

Jan 03, 2013 05:00PM

Hi MJ

Thanks so much for Friending me. Lovely to catch up with you here and a very Happy New Year to you.

How's the writing going with you?

xxZ

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message 11: by Jeannie and Louis

Nov 11, 2012 03:11PM

M.J. I thank you for your friendship and look forward to reading your work.

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message 10: by Nigia (last edited Mar 15, 2012 10:32AM)

Mar 15, 2012 10:31AM

M.J.,
Thanks for accepting my friendvite! Looking forward to cracking open "The Book of Lost Fragrances." I have three new books I plan to read and yours is one of them.

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message 9: by Wonderkell

Feb 08, 2012 03:14PM

Hi M.J.,
I just wanted to say that I just finished the first of your books I've ever read, the first of many I will read - The Delilah Complex. I adored this book. Your characters are so well drawn & easy to identify with because they are flawed just like the rest of us. And some of your prose is just so beautiful - lyrical & deep. There are quite a few highlights in my Kindle copy, simply because they were beautifully written & rang true for me. So you've gained yourself another fan! Thanks for bringing us this fantastic series.
All the best, Kellie.

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message 8: by VampireNovelFan

Jan 16, 2012 06:17AM