Alice Hoffman is the author of thirty works of fiction, including Practical Magic, The Dovekeepers, Magic Lessons, and The Book of Magic. Visit her website: AliceHoffman.com.

"Rich with history, heartbreak, and magic, Hoffman's tale of privilege and persecution expertly navigates past and present, reality and fantasy, all of it rendered in brilliant detail. Each twist of fate feels crueler than the last, and I loved watching these characters fight for every hard-won moment of love and redemption. Utterly spellbinding." --Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House and The Familiar

"Alice Hoffman introduces us to a whole new world of witches and wonders in The Witches of Cambridge. Richly atmospheric and brimming over with Hoffman's love of family, history, and books, the reader is ushered into the dark halls of academia where secret societies and New England's magical legacy are set against the dangers of the McCarthy era. Hoffman twists together secrets and silences, past and present, into a timely and compelling tale that asks, "who can you trust?" --Deborah Harkness, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches and the All Souls Trilogy

"Enticing... Hoffman proves she's still capable of magic." --Publishers Weekly

"[A] sagely bewitching immersion in New England history, magic, misogyny, and resistance... Spiked with fascinating facts, incandescent with lush evocations of nature and the supernatural, and propelled by ravishing and suspenseful struggles for love against all odds, this is an enrapturing, illuminating, and slyly relevant saga." --Booklist, Starred Review

"Hoffman again draws on lore and a strong sense of place to root her tale of magic, feminism, and sisterly love. Her characters shine... This is a book that knows what it wants to say and says it. A welcome novel for Hoffman fans and readers of fantastical fiction." --Kirkus

Publisher: Scribner Book Company

Pub date: 2026-09-08

Length: 416 pages