About Nikki

Nikki is the author of over a dozen books on magic and crafting, including the bestselling Practical Magic and The Junior Witch’s Handbook

  • She is an indigenous creator, focusing on exploring the ways in which story (mo‘olelo) inform how we understand the world and ourselves

  • She is a mother and a writer, and has helped hundreds of people share their own stories

  • She is a woman in search of magic, in the crunch of leaves and the scratch of a pencil, the brush of lips on a temple and the sound of voices raised in song

I’m a creator.

I write books about magic (see above!), I spin and knit and other forms of thread magic, and I also write novels about love, family, identity, and (you guessed it) magic.

I’m kānaka maoli.

I grew up on the Big Island of Hawai‘i and I live here now with my family. I struggle with my Hawaiian identity sometimes - it’s something I didn’t really feel able to embrace when I was growing up because I never seemed or felt “Hawaiian enough.” I know this is something a lot of people can relate to - feeling distanced from your own culture - and I’m working to decolonize myself and learn more about what it means to be Hawaiian.

Topics & Talking Points

  • The importance of living versus existing—and how finding magic in the everyday is how we create a life that is fully lived.

  • Rather than focusing on a religion or a more specific belief system, Nikki sees magic as living in the possibility of there being something more in the world.

  • Story is how we make sense of the world; it’s why the same themes are found in folklore and fairytales again and again.

  • How to show up with authenticity and curiosity—Nikki’s promise is to help her audience find ways both practical and impractical to create their own version of magic, delight, and story.

Recent Podcast Appearances