Today more than 95 million copies of the “Magic School Bus” books are in print nationwide, according to Publishers Weekly. Degen was mourned across the book world in the wake of his death.

Today more than 95 million copies of the “Magic School Bus” books are in print nationwide, according to Publishers Weekly. Degen was mourned across the book world.

For fans of Practical Magic and Gilmore Girls, The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic is a debut novel that explores the shields we build around our hearts to retain our own magic.

More than 40 years after the release of her first novel, the best-selling Chilean-American author reflects on the reason she is drawn to stories that blend the mundane with the extraordinary.

Art and magic so often go hand in hand. It makes sense — art has the power to transform and to transport, whether through a theatre production, a painting, or some other form. It also seems ...