Matt Forbeck | Playing With Books
Friday, October 23, 2026 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire Street, Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI
About this event
Registration required on library website. Part of the 2026 Chippewa Valley Book Festival! Join New York Times-bestselling author and award-winning game designer Matt Forbeck for a discussion of the intersection of stories and games and how they interact in books. Having written novels, comics, encyclopedias, and video games, Forbeck returned to his game design roots to focus on games that you can play with books. By way of example, he talks about two of his latest projects: a Minecraft game book series called Minecraft: Roll for Adventure and the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game line. Recommended for middle school and high school students and young adults. This event is presented in person only. DON’T MISS: EPIC Minecraft Pre-Parties! Get ready for an EPIC Minecraft adventure! Drop in with Youth Services Librarians and Chippewa Valley Book Festival volunteers for a high-energy, hands-on celebration of all things Minecraft. Take on creative building challenges, craft your own pixel-inspired creations, and jump into games inspired by the books written by Matt Forbeck. You have TWO CHANCES to level up your Minecraft skills and get hyped before Matt Forbeck’s author visit on Friday, October 23rd. You won’t want to miss meeting the mind behind the adventure! L.E. PHILLIPS MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY Monday, October 19 | 1:00-3:00 p.m. Grades K-12 and their families CHIPPEWA FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY Tuesday, October 20 | 3:30-5:30 p.m. Ages 10-18 and their families About the Author MATT FORBECK is an award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author and game designer of over thirty-five novels and countless other books and games. His projects have won a Peabody Award, a Scribe Award, and several ENnies and Origins Awards. He also runs the Diana Jones Award Foundation and is the father of five, including a set of quadruplets. He lives in Beloit, Wisconsin, with his wife and a rotating cast of college-age kids. Learn more about Matt Forbeck at forbeck.com. Disclaimer(s) If you need a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations, please notify Information & Reference (715-839-5004, librarian@eauclaire.lib.wi.us) at least 48 hours before the program.
Event details
- Date and time
- Friday, October 23, 2026 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
- Venue
- L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire Street, Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI
- Category
- Music
- Cost
- Cost not stated
- Age guidance
- Age guidance not specified
- Format
- In person
- Last verified
- October 6, 2026
Accessibility
Wheelchair: Not stated
Assistive Listening: Not stated
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