On this episode, middle grade author Andrew Auseon talks about his new gaming-inspired series, Spellbinders, about his long career as a writer for young readers, and about finding balance and joy in your writing life.

Books mentioned on this episode include: 

• Spellbinders: The Not-So-Chosen One, by Andrew Auseon
• Spellbinders: Break the Game, by Andrew Auseon (forthcoming)
• The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
• Young Adult Novel, by Daniel Pinkwater
• The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull, by John Bellairs

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