Join us for a conversation about Spellbinders: Break the Game, the Spellbinders series, gaming, and the writing process, followed by a short reading from the book. Afterwards, we’ll host an interactive adventure set in the Spellbinders universe. With prizes for everyone, and plenty of opportunities for individual heroes to shine, everyone will go home feeling like they experienced something special.

Note: at 1:45 we will host an optional costume contest in the store. Come wow us with your best Spellbinders or TTRPG costumes and win fun prizes!

About the Book: After leveling up from basement roleplaying games to saving an entire magical realm, 12-year-old Ben isn’t happy returning to his ordinary life of homework and chores. So when his very un-magical LARP session is crashed by monstrous frog-men from another dimension, he can’t wait to get back into hero mode.

Someone is after all the Spellbinder’s books, which grant the users — including Ben — epic reality-shifting powers. Ben, Niara, Merv, Drake, and their new friend Agnes must embark on an epic quest to save the books and their owners. But while hopping across different realms may be Ben’s idea of a totally awesome spring break, it’s tough to be an ordinary kid among extraordinary heroes. Especially when fighting for the fate of the universe seems to consist mostly of finding fun new ways to get them all killed, from zombie rats to pool noodle squids, to a mysterious Big Bad controlling everything from behind the scenes. How do you win the game when someone else is rolling the dice?

Andrew Auseon is the author of several books for children and young adults, and his is the writer of numerous bestselling and award-winning video games. A transplant from the Midwest, he lives in Washington, D.C. with his family and two very naughty cats. He loves breakfast cereal, the sound of the ocean, and the feeling of a brand-new book in his hands.

If you’d like to purchase either Spellbinders title online and still support People’s Book, follow the links below:

Spellbinders 1: https://bookshop.org/a/88548/9780593482711

Spellbinders 2: https://bookshop.org/a/88548/9780593482759

This is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available.