Eric Geron is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE HOCUS POCUS SPELL BOOK, POULTRYGEIST, BYE BYE, BINARY, and A TALE OF TWO PRINCES. He has also written the New York Times bestselling DESCENDANTS novelization under the name Rico Green. He earned his creative writing degree from the University of Miami and spent many years at Disney as an editor of New York Times bestselling books. Eric currently resides in New York City. You can find him on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, @EricGeron, and on his website at EricGeron.com.

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