# Great Reads from Great Places: Mystery and Magic

Great Reads from Great Places: Mystery and Magic features Rocco Staino, director of the Empire State Center for the Book, in conversation with Blue Balliett, author of "Out of the Wild Night" (selected by the Illinois Center for the Book); Elizabeth C. Bunce, author of "Premeditated Myrtle" (selected by the Kansas Center for the Book); Christiane M. Andrews, author of "Spindlefish and Stars" (selected by the New Hampshire Center for the Book); Dan Gutman, author of "Houdini and Me" (selected by the Empire State Center for the Book); and Eden Royce, author of "Root Magic" (selected by the South Carolina Center for the Book). The authors discuss their books, including the ways they weave magic and mystery into their narratives, and the privilege of writing for middle grade readers.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2021
- By: National Book Festival (u.s.)
- Genres: Mystery
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697651/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2024697651?play=1)