Book highlights at San Diego Comic-Con 2016
We are now officially into
San Diego Comic-Con International 2016
While it is putatively about comic books, and most of the press coverage will be about movies and TV, the annual “extravaFANza” (so to speak) also has events specific to books.
I’m not going to be there (I’ve never been to an SDCC, although I’ve been to other cons), but I thought I’d list a few of the book-related highlights for people who are…or who are just interested.
I’m going to give you first a more detailed listing for today (since you might not have much time to plan if you are there), then just list some topics.
Thursday
Comic-Con How-To: Plot Structure: The Philosophy Behind Story Creation (Maxwell Alexander Drake) | Thursday 10:00 AM Room 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Mycroft (Kareen Abdul-Jabbar) | Thursday 12:00 PM Room 5AB (while this is a graphic novel, I thought I’d mention it because of the Sherlock Holmes connection)
New Authors Making a Splash in the Literary Pool (Alwyn Hamilton, Keira Drake, Sylvain Neuvel, Bob Proehl, Todd Lockwood, K.S. Merbeth: moderator Maryelizabeth Yturralde) | Thursday 12:00 P Room 32AB
The Smitten Word: Romancing the Reader (Sylvia Day, Nalini Singh, Chloe Neil, Tessa Dare: moderator HelenKay Dimon) | Thursday 12:00 PM Horton Grand Theatre
CBLDF: Navigating the Powers & Perils of Banned Books | Thursday 12:00 PM Room 30CDE
Hey, You Got Science In My Fiction (Patricia Black, Blake Crouch, Christopher Farnsworth, Patrick Hemstreet, Leah Thomas, Andy Weir ((The Martian)): moderator Brendan Reichs) | Thursday 1:00 PM Room 32AB
Nerd Trivia Challenge: Author Edition (Patrick Rothfuss, Pierce Brown, Romina Russell, Cuck Wendig, Sam Sykes, Cecil Castellucci, V.E Schwab, Camila D’Errico, Duane Swierczynski: moderator Brandon T. Snider) | Thursday 1:30 PM Horton Grand Theatre (authors compete in trivia)
Making the Leap to Creator Owned Properties: Tales from the IP Jungle (Frank Cho, Terry Dodson, Mark Schultz, Wendy and Richard Pini: moderator: John Fleskes) | Thursday 3:00 PM Room 28DE
Retellings & Remixes (Marissa Meyer, Renee Ahdieh, Colleen Houck, Anna Todd, Jodi Meadows, Colleen Oakes: moderator: Sam Maggs) | Thursday 4:00 PM Room 32AB
The Enduring Allure of Grimm’s Fairy Tales: Live Reading and Discussion (Kirby Heyborne, Jayne Entwistle, Scott Brick: moderated by Dan Zitt) | Thursday 4:30 PM Horton Grand Theatre
Swipe Right with Simon & Schuster (Matt Pantaliano, Jodie Hockensmith, Nicholas Elliott, Catherine Hayden, Liesa Abrams: moderator Jon Anderson) | Thursday 6:30 PM Room 4
Friday
Love in the time of YA
Queer Representation in All-Ages and Youth Media
Star Wars Publishing
Tarzan on Screen and Page
Shatner Singularity Universe
It’s the End of the…YA Series
Sweet Dreams Aren’t Made of These: Horror and Thriller Authors Bring Your Nightmares to Life
Ask-an-Agent
The World of Mouse Guard
Tolkien Fandom The Road Goes Ever On
The Annual International Association of Media and Tie-in Writers Award Panel
The Writer’s Journey: Maximizing Your Exposure in the Marketplace
How Old is Young Adult in Europe and the USA?
What’s Up with Penguin
11 Secrets to Publishing Your E-Book
Romance in Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Saturday
I Read It Before (And After) It Was a Movie
Spotlight on William Gibson
Reading Without Walls
A World After Harry: The Changing Genre of YA Fantasy
CBLDF: Banned Books Week
Capturing the Imagination of Middle Grade Readers
What’s New from Del Rey Books
Stories of Imagination: Harper Voyager and Epic Reads
Sunday
Spotlight on Marissa Meyer
Fantastic Fans and Where to Find Them
How to Create Your Own novel: From First Idea to Publishing and What You Need to Sell Your Work to TV and Film
Knock, Knock: Bestselling Kid’s Book Authors Bring the Funny
Creating Diverse Worlds and Cultures
The Secret Origin of Good Readers Break-Out Session
Leigh Bardugo and Gene Luen Yang in Conversation
KidLit Literary Agents
Assassin’s Creed Last Descendants Author Matthew J. Kirbyy
Bisexuality and Beyond: New Frontiers in Popular Culture
What’s Hot in Young Adult Fiction
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