We’re teaming up with our favorite local game nerds at Village Meeple to host our very first collaborative game night at the bookstore.

This month’s theme? Trust vs. Control

Which sounds serious … until you’re side-eyeing your friend over a deck of cards.

Here’s how it works:
• A quick, 15-minute kickoff to set the stage
• An hour of wildly fun, slightly suspicious gameplay
• Then snacks + stories about who betrayed whom and why

You won’t just play the games — you’ll feel the moments when trust wobbles and control creeps in. (And yes, we’ll absolutely talk about it after.)

Your guide for the evening is Professor Michael Lane Bruner — internationally known expert on persuasion and human character — who promises to keep it lighthearted.

Limited space. Big laughs. Mild psychological unraveling.