If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

Errands turn magical in this exclusive excerpt from cozy fantasy graphic novel The Baker and the Bard

Glowing mushrooms just seem delightful

Cropped panels from Baker and the Bard
Image credit: Macmillan (Fern Haught)
Tiffany Babb
Features by Tiffany Babb, Contributing writer
Published on

Popverse's top stories of the day

Have you ever wanted to go on a magical adventure? Well, we've got the graphic novel for you. Fern Haught's debut YA graphic novel The Baker and the Bard follows two best friends on an errand run. Of course, that errand run ends up turning into a magical adventure along the way. There is also a herd of giant caterpillars involved, in case you were wondering.

The Baker and the Bard is a perfect read for those who love cozy fantasy stories, and also features an uplifting storyline where a character is figuring out their nonbinary identity. If this sounds like the book for you, you wont have too long to wait, as The Baker and the Bard hits shelves on March 5. But if you can't wait until then, we've got an exclusive sneak peek from the book in the gallery below.

Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard1 of 11

Attribution

Macmillan (Fern Haught)

Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard
Interior comics pages of The Baker and the Bard

Attribution

Macmillan (Fern Haught)

Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard: A Cozy Fantasy Adventure will be published by Feiwei & Friends and will go on sale on March 5, 2024. Pre-order your copy from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or Bookshop.org now.

Glimpse witchy London in our exclusive excerpt from this new graphic novel about being a burnt out worker (and also a witch)

Tiffany Babb

Tiffany Babb: Tiffany Babb is a professional lurker (aka critic) who once served as Popverse’s deputy editor and resident Sondheim enthusiast.

Comments

Want to join the discussion? Please activate your account first.
Visit Reedpop ID if you need to resend the confirmation email.

View Comments (0)

Find out how we conduct our review by reading our review policy

Related Topics

More Features

Deadpool and Wolverine's surprise SDCC screening was a hit... but it wasn't the first time a Hall H panel ended in a surprise full movie for fans

Deadpool & Wolverine screenshot with Liefeld's Just Feet in the background

The funniest joke in Deadpool & Wolverine isn't in the dialogue - it is hidden in the background of the last act

Did Absolute Superman writer Jason Aaron just drop a big, spoiler-y clue about DC's big All In storyline?

Marvel Studios may be secretly starting a new Comic-Con tradition: releasing a big movie

An up-close look at Captain America: Brave New World's helmets for Cap & Falcon

To dream the impossible dream: Could this be the year SDCC fans learn better bathroom etiquette?

Marvel had a comic book "that would not die" for more than a decade thanks to its loyal fanbase, according to the editor who ran it

"Like the Little Rascals that were having sex and taking drugs": The story of San Diego Comic-Con's origin, according to a co-founder