A review by thealbatross
Apex Magazine Issue 105 by Jason Sizemore

A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow

Short and sweet: a foster boy with little hope begins coming to the library. The librarian witch supplies him with books to grow his mind and soothe his soul, but grapples with keeping the one book he truly needs (a magical guide to escape/portal worlds) away from him-- as she is sworn to do.