SUN 4/26
- Cereal Killers Book Club: Perfume - The Story of a Murderer
- Intro to D&D Workshop Part 1
- Whimsical Writing Workshop
- Portfolio Review with a Professional Game Artist

SAT 4/25
- Independent Bookstore Day / Golden Ticket Day
- Mini-Con at the Cedar Park Library
- Mothership: The Haunting of Ypsilon 14 - SOLD OUT

THU 4/23
- Shadowdark RPG Group 2
- Teacups & Time Book Club: The Song of Achilles
- Dice Throne: Age of Innovation Organized Play

FRI 4/24
- By the Light of the Burning Torch: Improvised D&D

The Secret Lantern has great book clubs, workshops, and special events coming up, including the return of our famous improvised D&D show!

MON 4/20
- Cozy Cauldron Book Club

TUE 4/21
- The Princess of War: Book Launch Party

WED 4/22
- Blood on the Clocktower - SOLD OUT
- Eberron: War is Hell

If you're ever down in Austin swing by @thesecretlantern.bsky.social - they would be the closest in "tone" to this. They might also have something similar.

The Secret Lantern Books & Games Cedar Park's new indie book and game store where misfits make their magic.

Independent bookstores exist because people choose community, discovery, & connection

We’re grateful to be part of that story with all of you

Come celebrate with us, bring a friend, and spend the day exploring shelves, meeting makers, & finding your next favorite thing

🌐 www.thesecretlantern.com

What’s happening:

• Raffles & giveaways all day
• Discounts in-store and online
• Amazing local vendors:
• Food trucks, snacks, and drink specials
• Our Golden Ticket hunt with a chance to win a year of audiobooks from @librofm
• Spirit Week leading up to the big day with daily fun and deals

✨ Independent Bookstore Day is almost here, and for our first one, we're going all out at The Secret Lantern. ✨

Join us Saturday, April 25 for a full day celebrating indie bookstores, community, and the joy of discovering something unexpected.

Murder at Canto Bight - A May the 4th Murder Mystery

We're transforming our store into a scifi casino for a night of drinks, games, and murder. Join as a character or as an investigator - costumes are strongly encouraged!

Get tickets: https://thesecretlantern.com/events/5025120260504

Wed 4/29 - Dark Chapters Book Club: Between Two Fires

Join our newest book club dedicated to horror and scary stories! Our first discussion will be the medieval apocalyptic horror tale, Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman.

Get tickets: https://thesecretlantern.com/events/4916420260429

By the Light of the Burning Torch - Improvised D&D

Our hilarious heroes return for a wholly new adventure! Come in early to meet the cast and help set them on their quest.

Doors open at 6:00PM | Show starts at 7:00PM

Get tickets: https://thesecretlantern.com/events/4837520260424

We've got some amazing events lined up for the end of April and the beginning of May!

Sat 4/18 - Friday Night Fights (yeah, we know it's Saturday)

Fri 4/24 - By the Light of the Burning Torch: Improvised D&D

Wed 4/29 - Dark Chapters Book Club

Mon 5/4 - Murder at Canto Bight

Links below!

Mark your calendars, bring a friend (or three), and come hang out with us—we’re making a day of it.

Storewide Discounts, Yummy goodies and more!

More details soon… but yeah, we’re already counting down.

#FreeComicBookDay #IndieBookstore #ComicBookDay #ShopLocal #TheSecretLantern

We're stocking up on all our graphic novels favs from @topcow @dccomics and indie comics more

Free comics, new stories to discover, and a day that’s just all about celebrating this incredible, wonderful hobby we all love.

We’ve got the bags… which means it’s officially real 👀

We’re so excited to be participating in Free Comic Book Day this year!!

This is one of those events we’ve always loved as fans-- and now we get to be part of it with all of you.
That still feels kind of surreal.

Excuse me while we squeee

Get more info, times, and tickets on our Events page: https://thesecretlantern.com/events

Fri 4/17
- Open Game Night

Sat 4/18
- Blades in the Dark
- Learn to Play Tatsumi
- Perfect Draw RPG
- A Day in the Life of a Video Game Artist
- D&D Friday Night Fights (yeah, it's a Saturday, so what?!)

Sun 4/19
- Leamos Latin Book Club

New week, new events! Learn from veteran DMs, experience a day in the life of a video game artist, or join a book club!

Mon 4/13
- Hobby Night

Tue 4/14
- Closed

Wed 4/15
- Masters & Meetups

Thu 4/16
- LGBTQ+ Youth Gathering
- Shadowdark RPG Group 1

Events page: vist.ly/4y7w8

We’re still kind of in awe of it all.

We’re really glad you found us. Come say hi again~!

#AustinBookTrail #SecretLantern #IndieBookstore #CedarParkTX #ShopIndie

Huge shoutout to everyone who ended their journey with us-- sitting down, playing games, and taking a moment to decompress.

And to everyone who browsed our shelves, picked up something new, or just wandered through-- thank you for spending time with our little corner of books, games, and more.

Thank you to Austin Texas Book Trail

Wow. What a weekend.

Seriously! Thank you to everyone who came out and made The Secret Lantern part of your trail. The turnout, the energy, all the conversations… it blew past our expectations in the best way.

YALL CAME THROUGH DESPITE THE RAIN!! Incredible!

Some videos of the events (when we had downtime) we were PACKED

Hey we've had a really great time celebrating and participating in the Austin Texas Book Trail this year. It far exceeded our expectations and everyone has been so so wonderful and supportive.

Let's do this again~!

4/12
1:00 PM - Of Hearth & the Harrowing Playtest (Finale)
2:00 PM - Shadowdark: Trial of the Slime Lord
2:00 PM - Sip & Paint with Bri
4:00 PM - Intro to Game Art + Q&A

4/11
11:30 AM - Friends & Neighors Crawfish Boil
2:00 PM - Fantasy Map-Making Workshop
7:00 PM - MÖRK BORG: The Abyss of Hallucinations

4/9
6:00 PM - Electra Mourning Chainmail Workshop
6:00 PM- Shadowdark RPG Group 2

4/10
6:00 PM - Blood on the Clocktower
6:00 PM - Learn to Play Dice Throne (1v1 & Missions)

It's a new week at the Secret Lantern! Come in to try out new games, try your hand at chainmail, or learn the craft of video game art!

All events: vist.ly/4xdrh

More details in the comments!

4/6
6:00 PM - The Secret Meetup

4/7
Closed

4/9
6:30 PM - Spicy Romance Book Club: For the Fans

SUN 3/29
12PM - Cereal Killers Book Club
1PM - Of Hearth & The Harrowing Playtest
2PM - A Whimsical Writing Workshop
2PM - Learn to Play Carcassone

SAT 3/28
2PM - Dice Throne Organized Play Round 3
3PM - Krafting with Krystal
7PM - Notebook Binding Workshop
7PM - MORK BORG: The Abyss of Hallucinations