Fantasy, Romance, and Worldbuilding: Marie Lu and Carissa Broadbent

Schedule

Thu Oct 16 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Midtown Scholar Bookstore | Harrisburg, PA

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New York Times bestselling authors Marie Lu + Carissa Broadbent take the stage to discuss their new novels at the Harrisburg Book Festival.
About this Event

The Harrisburg Book Festival is thrilled to welcome New York Times bestselling authors Marie Lu and Carissa Broadbent for a conversation and signing on their new fantasy novels, Red City (Lu) and Daughter of No Worlds (Broadbent).

This is a ticketed event. Doors will open at 6:00pm, and the event will begin at 7:00pm. Seating is general admission; first come, first served. Early arrival is encouraged.

This event will be live-streamed. Every live-stream ticket includes signed copies of both books and the live-stream link. The link will be sent at least 24 hours before the event begins. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive the link in time. The books will be shipped via USPS Priority. U.S. addresses only. Please include your shipping address at checkout.

About the Authors:

Marie Lu is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 15 novels, including Legend, The Young Elites, Warcross, Skyhunter, and Stars and Smoke. She graduated from the University of Southern California and initially jumped into the video game industry, working for Disney Interactive Studios as an artist. Now a full-time writer, she spends her spare time reading, drawing, playing games, and getting stuck in traffic. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Carissa Broadbent has been concerning teachers and parents with mercilessly grim tales since she was roughly nine years old. Since then, her stories have gotten (slightly) less depressing and (hopefully a lot?) more readable. Today, she writes novels that blend epic fantasy plots with a heaping dose of romance. She lives with her husband, her son, and one perpetually skeptical cat in Rhode Island.

Prices include applicable PA sales tax and Harrisburg City amusement tax.

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Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 North Third Street, Harrisburg, United States

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