Book World Presented by Penguin Random House San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Signings, Panels, Giveaways

Book World Presented by Penguin Random House is returning to San Diego Comic-Con this year, where they’ll have a massive amount of talent on hand, book giveaways, panels, and more.

You can stop by Booth #1514 and #1515 all week long for signings with Andy Weir, Jim Zub, Wesley Chu, Terry Brooks, and more. All signings are subject to change, and for the most up-to-date schedule, please visit their website closer to the con. Some signings may require a purchase.

For all signings in the booth, distribution of tickets will begin each morning at Table 1 for that day’s events when the show floor opens, on a first come/first serve basis. A limit on tickets per attendee may be put in place based on that day’s schedule. Ticket distribution will move to the checkout counter when the day’s first signing begins.

For signings that require a book purchase, tickets will be distributed at the time of the book purchase while supplies last.

Please do not line up more than 30 minutes prior to the time listed on your ticket.

 

And here is a look at the in-booth signings for #1514/#1515:

Thursday, July 24

  • 12:30pm (Table 1) — Julio Anta (Si, Se Puede) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 1pm (Table 2) — Laurie R. King (The Lantern’s Dance) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 1:30pm (Table 1) — Delilah S. Dawson (Minecraft: Mod Squad) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 2pm (Table 2) — Rachel Ignatofsky (The History of the Computer) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 2:30pm (Table 1) — Morgan Ryan (A Resistance of Witches) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 3pm (Table 2) — Jim Zub (Artificers & Alchemy) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY (11:45am)
  • 3:30pm (Table 1) — Craig Thompson (Ginseng Roots) BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 4pm (Table 2) — Emily Skrutskie (A Legionnaire’s Guide to Love and Peace) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 4:30pm (Table 1) — Danielle L. Jenson (A Fate Inked in Blood) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 5pm (Table 2) — Elisa Kova (Arcana Academy) FREE ART PRINT
  • 5:30pm (Table 1) — LaDarrion Williams (Bones at the Crossroads) BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 6pm (Table 2) — SenLin Yu (Alchemised) FREE ART PRINT

Friday, July 25

  • 11:30am (Table 2) – Shane Hawk and Theodore Van Alst, Jr. (Never Whistle at Night) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 12:30pm (Table 2) – Holly Jackson (Not Quite Dead Yet) BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 1pm (Table 2) – Arvind Ethan David (Trouble is My Business) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 1:30pm (Table 1) – Wendy Martin (Castle Swimmer, Volume One) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 2pm (Table 2) – Danielle L. Jensen (A Fate Inked in Blood) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 2:30pm (Table 1) – David Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Big Jim and the White Boy) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 3pm (Table 2) – K.X. Song (The Night Ends with Fire) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 3:30pm (Table 1) – SenLinYu (Alchemised) FREE ART PRINT
  • 4pm (Table 2) – Marc Thompson (All-Star Superman) FREE POSTER GIVEAWAYS
  • 4:30pm (Table 1) – I.V. Marie (Immortal Consequences) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 5pm (Table 2) – Wesley Chu (Arcana Academy) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 5:30pm (Table 1) – Purpah (Suitor Armor, Volume One) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 6pm (Table 2) – Miranda Mundt (Muted, Volume One) FREE ART PRINT

Saturday, July 26

  • 11:30am (Table 1) – Allison Saft (Wings of Starlight) – BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 12:30pm (Table 1) – Camilla d’Errico (Pop Manga Sketchbook) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 12:45pm (Table 2) – Falon Ballard (Something Wicked) ADVANCED COPY GIVEAWAY
  • 1:30pm (Table 1) – Elisa Kova (Arcana Academy) FREE ART PRINT
  • 2pm (Table 2) – Holly Jackson (Not Quite Dead Yet) BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 2:30pm (Table 1) – Rachel Ignotofsky (What’s Inside a Bird’s Nest) and Suzanne and Max Lang (Grumpy Monkey School Stinks!) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 3pm (Table 2) – Megan Shepherd (Hour of the Pumpkin Queen) BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 4pm (Table 2) – Paul Karasik (Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 4:30pm (Table 1) – Terry Brooks (The Elfstones of Shannara) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 5pm (Table 2) – Wesley Chu (The Art of Prophecy) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 5:30pm (Table 1) – Serena Valentino (Heartbroken) BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 6pm (Table 2) – SenLinYu (Alchemised) FREE ART PRINT

Sunday, July 27

  • 10:45am (Table 1) – Terry Brooks (The Elfstones of Shannara) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 11:45am (Table 2) – Matt Dinniman (The Eye of the Bedlam Bride) BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 12:30pm (Table 1) – Andy Weir (Project Hail Mary) BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 12:45pm (Table 2) – Samantha Highfill (I Was Feeling Epic) ADVANCED COPY GIVEAWAY
  • 1:30pm (Table 1) – L.J. Andrews (Broken Souls and Bones) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
  • 2pm (Table 2) – SenLin Yu (Alchemised) FREE ART PRINT
  • 3pm (Table 2) – Sangu Madanna (The Witches Guide to Magical Innkeeping) BOOKS FOR SALE
  • 3:30pm (Table 2) – Holly Jackson (Not Quite Dead Yet) BOOKS FOR SALE

 

You’ll also find several panels and post-panel signings, including:

Thursday, July 24

  • This is My Roman-tasy Empire (10am, Room 29AB). Featuring Danielle L. Jenson (A Curse Carved in Bone) and more.
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 11:30am (AA09)
  • Leave Them in Suspense (11am, Room 23ABC). Theodore Van Alst Jr. (Never Whistle at Night), Arvind Ethan David (Trouble is My Business), and more.
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 12:30pm (AA09)
  • Tarot Cards, Grimoires, and Spells: Writing Magical Books (12pm, Room 23ABC). Elise Kova (Arcana Academy), LaDarrion Williams (Bones at the Crossroads), Miranda Mundt (Muted: Volume One), Sangu Mandanna (A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping), Morgan Ryan (A Resistance of Witches), and Emily Skrutskie (A Legionnaire’s Guide to Love and Peace).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 1:30pm (AA09)
  • Fantastical World Building (2pm, Room 9). SenLin Yu (Alchemised), Serena Valentino (Disney Villains series), Wendy Martin (Castle Swimmer: Volume Two), Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl series), and Falon Ballard (Something Wicked)
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 3:30pm (AA06)
  • PW Book Buzz: New Graphic Novel and Manga Imprints and Indies (3pm, Room 29CD). Whitney Leopard (executive editor, Ink Pop).
  • Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams Saw the Future (7:30pm, Room 26AB). Arvind Ethan David (Trouble is My Business)
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA

Friday, July 25

  • Lucasfilm Publishing (10am). Tessa Gratton (Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown), Charles Soule (Trials of the Jedi), and more.
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • Spotlight on Paul Karasik (10am, Room 23ABC). Paul Karasik (Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy)
  • A Chorus of Realms (11am, Room 32AB). SenLin Yu (Alchemised) and more.
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 12:30pm (AA06)
  • The Birth of Comics: How Anarchy and Innovations Led to the Comics of Today (11:30am, Room 10). Paul Karasik (Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy) and more.
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • Color Me Intrigued (11:30am, Room 24ABC). K.X. Song (The Night Ends with Fire), Elisa Kova (Arcane Academy)
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 1pm (AA04)
  • Make ‘Em Laugh: Using Jokes, Puns, and Goofy Ideas to Hook Reluctant Readers (12pm, San Diego Central Library, Shiley Special Events Suite). Max and Suzanne Lang (Grumpy Monkey School Stinks!) and more.
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 1pm (San Diego Central Library)
  • Joy and Resistance (12:30pm, Room 24ABC). Veronica Bane (Difficult Girls) and more.
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • Star Wars Books from Random House Worlds (1pm, Room 7AB). Charles Soule (Star Wars: Trials of the Jedi), Marc Thompson (Star Wars Narrator), and Tessa Gratton (Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • 100 Years of Comics in The New Yorker: Pantheons, Panels & Perspectives (2pm, Room 10). Paul Krasik (Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • The Making of the All-Star Superman Audiobook (2:30pm, Room 29CD). Marc Thompson (Narrator of All-Star Superman).
  • Color Cats with Camilla d’Errico: A Purr-fectly Creative Workshop (3pm, Room 11). Camilla d’Errico (Pop Manga Catitude Coloring Book).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • Revisiting Iconic Worlds (5pm, Room 29AB). Serena Valentino (Disney Villains series), Megan Shepherd (Hour of the Pumpkin Queen), Allison Saft (Wings of Starlight).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 6:15pm (AA02)

Saturday, July 26

  • R.A. Salvatore and Terry Brooks on Writing Long-Running Fantasy Series (10am, Room 25ABC). R.A. Salvatore (Homeland: Dungeons & Dragons) and Terry Brooks (Galaphile).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • Creating a Captivating Character (11am, Room 29AB). K.X. Song (The Dragon Wakes with Thunder), LJ Andrews (Broken Souls and Bones), Morgan Ryan (Resistance of Witches), Falon Ballard (Something Wicked), Sangu Mandanna (Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • From Dracula to Demogorgon: The Secret Behind Crafting Iconic Creatures (12pm, Omni Grand Ballroom DE). Shane Hawk (Never Whistle at Night).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • The Fandom Advantage: How Fan Creativity Fuels Pro Entertainment Careers (12pm, San Diego Central Library). Tessa Gratton (Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 1pm (San Diego Central Library)
  • Once Upon a Roman-tasy (1:30pm, Room 10). I.V. Marie (Immortal Consequences) and more.
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 3pm (AA04)
  • Celebrating Dungeons & Dragons 2025 (2:30pm, Room 24ABC). Jim Zub (Artificers & Alchemy).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: TBA
  • Fan-Made Tales (3pm, Room 23ABC). Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl Series).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 4:30pm (AA06)
  • Where Fantasy Meets Romance (3pm, Omni Grand Ballroom DE). SenLin Yu (Alchemised), Danielle Jensen (A Curse Carved in Bone), I.V. Marie (Immortal Consequences), Purpah (Suitor Armor: Volume Two), Sangu Mandanna (A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping), LJ Andrews (Broken Souls and Bones), and Falon Ballard (Something Wicked).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 4:30pm (AA04)

Sunday, July 27

  • Yours, Mine, and Ours (10am, Room 24ABC). Charles Soule (Star Wars: Trials of the Jedi), David Walker (Big Jim and the White Boy), and Megan Shepherd (Hour of the Pumpkin Queen). 
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 11:30am (AA04)
  • What’s Your Flavor? Battle of the Genre (11am, Room 29AB). Wesley Chu (The Art of Legend), Craig Thomson (Ginseng Roots), Shane Hawk (Never Whistle at Night), Arvind Ethan David (Trouble is My Business), Sangu Mandanna (A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping), and Holly Jackson (Not Quite Dead Yet).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 12:30pm (AA04)
  • Karma is the Girl on the Page (11am, Room 24ABC). Serena Valentino (Disney Villains series) and more.
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 12:30pm (A006)
  • Manga for Kids: Why is it Hard to Find? (11am, Room 11). Whitney Leopard (executive editor, Ink Pop).
  • Horror at the Crossroads of Genre (12pm, Room 24ABC). Kiersten White (The House of Quiet).
    • POST-PANEL SIGNING: 1:30pm (AA06)
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