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 Pierce Brown, Delilah S. Dawson, John Gallagher, Rachel Smythe, Marc Thompson, and more.

All signings are subject to change. Some signings may require a purchase.

Traditionally, tickets are required on a first come, first serve basis, for all signings in the Book World Booth and will be distributed each morning.

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

Thursday, July 20

• 2pm (Table 1) – Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 3pm (Table 2) – Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade) Books for sale *PURCHASE REQUIRED
• 3:30PM (Table 1) – Alexandra Bracken (Silver in the Bone) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 4:30pm (Table 2) – Silvia Moreno-Garcia (The Daughter of Doctor Moreau) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 6pm (Table 1) – Pierce Brown (Red Rising Series) Light Bringer on sale early *PURCHASE REQUIRED

Friday, July 21

• 10:30am (Table 2) – Silvia Moreno-Garcia (The Daughter of Doctor Moreau) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 12pm (Table 2) – Pierce Brown (Red Rising Series) Light Bringer on sale early *PURCHASE REQUIRED
• 12:30pm (Table 1) – Evelyn Skye (The Hundred Loves of Juliet) FREE ADVANCE COPY GIVEAWAY
• 1:30pm (Table 2) – Emily Skrutskie (The Salvation Gambit) FREE ADVANCED COPY GIVEAWAY
• 2pm (Table 1) – Wesley Chu (The Art of Prophecy) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 3pm (Table 2) – Erin A. Craig (House of Roots and Ruin) Book for sale early, includes a gift of House of Salt and Sorrows with purchase *PURCHASE REQUIRED
• 3:30pm (Table 1) – Sammy Harkham (Blood of the Virgin) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 4:30pm (Table 2) – Carrie Vaughn (Wildcards: Now and Then) FREE POSTER GIVEAWAY
• 5pm (Table 1) – Max Brooks (Minecraft: The Island) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

Saturday, July 22

• 10:30am (Table 2) – Lauren J. A. Bear (Medusa’s Sisters) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 11am (Table 1) – Evelyn Skye (The Hundred Loves of Juliet) FREE ADVANCE COPY GIVEAWAY
• 12:30pm (Table 1) – Max Brooks (Minecraft: The Island) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 1:30pm (Table 2) – Emily Skrutskie (The Salvation Gambit) FREE ADVANCED COPY GIVEAWAY
• 2pm (Table 1) – Wesley Chu (The Art of Prophecy) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 3pm (Table 2) – Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade) Books for sale *PURCHASE REQUIRED
• 3:30pm (Table 1) – Genevieve Gornichec (The Weaver and the Witch Queen) On sale early
• 4:30pm (Table 2) – Joel Christian Gill (Stamped from the Beginning) *Book for sale PURCHASE REQUIRED
• 5pm (Table 1) – Lincoln Pierce (Max and the Midknights: The Tower of Time) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 6pm (Table 1) – John Gallagher (Max Meow) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
• 6pm (Table 1) – Sarah Sax (Picture Day) FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

Sunday, July 23

• 2pm (Table 1) – Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade) Books for sale *PURCHASE REQUIRED

 

Additionally, you’ll find the following signings in the Autograph Area in the Sails Pavilion:

Thursday, July 20

• 12:30pm-1:30pm – AA Table 9 – In the Beginning… There was World Building Panel Signing
  • Wesley Chu (The Art of Prophecy)
• 1:30pm-2:30pm – AA Table 9 – Fables and Fairy Tales: New Spins on Old Stories
  • Alexandra Bracken (Silver in the Bone)
  • Erin A. Craig (House of Roots and Ruin)
  • Gina Chen (Violet Made of Thorns)
  • Misa Sugiura (Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind)
  • Amanda Linsmeier (Starlings)
• 3:30pm-5:30pm – AA Table 7 – A Different Type of Romance Panel Signing
  • Rachel Smythe (Lore Olympus)

Friday, July 21

• 11:30am-1:30pm – A Golden Age for Women in Comics Panel Signing
  • Rachel Smythe (Lore Olympus)
• 1pm-2pm – AA Table 9 – Adventures for the Next Generation Panel Signing
  • Alexandra Bracken (Silver in the Bone)
  • Margaret Owen (The Grimoire of Grave Fates)
• 5pm – AA Table 10 – Pierce Brown

Saturday, July 22

• 10:30am – AA Table 10 – Pierce Brown
• 1:30pm-2:30pm – AA Table 9 – A Scare is Born Panel Signing
  • Erin A. Craig (House of Roots and Ruin)
  • Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Silver Nitrate)
• 2pm-3pm – AA Table 7 – Writing and Publishing Graphic Novels Panel Signing
  • Sarah Sax (Picture Day)
  • Jose Pimienta (Twin Cities)
  • Lincoln Peirce (Max and the Midknights)
  • Max Brallier (The Last Comics on Earth)
  • Lucas Turnbloom (Steve L. McEvil and the Second Wind)
  • John Gallagher (Max Meow)
• 2:30pm-4:30pm – AA Table 6 – How a Greek Myth Became the World’s Biggest Comic: A Fireside Chat with Rachel Smythe Panel Signing
  • Rachel Smythe (Lore Olympus)

Sunday, July 23

•  2:45pm-3:45pm – AA Table 9 – Get Your Knives Out: Thriller and Mysteries Panel Signing
  • Margaret Owen (The Grimoire of Grave Fates)

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• 2:30pm-3:30pm – AA Table 9 – Science Fiction (At Least for Now) Panel Signing
  • Charles Soule (Star Wars: Light of the Jedi)
  • Emma Mieko Candon (Star Wars Visions: Ronin)
  • Pierce Brown (Light Bringer)

 

And three little ol’ autograph sessions at the Central Library:

Friday, July 21

• 12pm – Fantastic Adventures Panel Signing
  • Lucas Turnbloom (Steve L. McEvil and the Second Wind)
• 1pm – Growing and Becoming Panel Signing
  • Jose Pimienta (Twin Cities)
• 4pm – All Together Now! Find Your Voice! Panel Signing
  • Sarah Sax (Picture Day)

 

You’ll also find several panels, including:

Thursday, July 20

• Adapting Stories to Graphic Novels (11:30am, Room 29CD). Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend), Joel Christian Gill (Stamped from the Beginning), Carrie Vaughn (Wild Cards: Now & Then) Moderated by Chip Kidd
• A Different Type of Romance (2pm, Room 32). Rachel Smythe (Lore Olympus).
• Fables and Fairy Tales: New Spins on Old Stories (12pm-1pm, Room 23ABC). Alexandra Bracken (Silver in the Bone), Erin A. Craig (House of Roots and Ruin), Gina Chen (Violet Made of Thorns), Misa Sugiura (Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind), and Amanda Linsmeier (Starlings) 
• In the Beginning … There was World Building (11am, Room 23ABC). Wesley Chu (The Art of Prophecy)

Friday, July 21

• Adventures for the Next Generation (11:30am, Room 24ABC). Alexandra Bracken (Silver in the Bone) and Margaret Owen (The Grimoire of Grave Fates).
• All Together Now! Find Your Voice! (3pm, San Diego Central Library Shiley Special Events Suite). Sarah Sax (Picture Day).
• Authors on the Best Advice I Ever Got (3:30pm, Room 29CD). Lauren J.A. Bear (Medusa’s Sisters), Genevieve Gornichec (The Weaver and the Witch Queen), Emily Skrutskie (The Salvation Gambit), Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Silver Nitrate), and Evelyn Skye (The Hundred Loves of Juliet)
• Classic Stories, New Frontiers: Literary Sci-Fi and Horror Comix (10am, Room 4). Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend).
• Fantastic Adventures (11am, San Diego Central Library Shiley Special Events Suite). Lucas Turnbloom (Steve L. McEvil and the Second Wind).
• From Me to We: Self-Publishing vs. Working with a Publisher (10:30am, Room 10). Sammy Harkham (Blood of the Virgin)
• A Golden Age for Women in Comics (10am, Room 9). Rachel Smythe (Lore Olympus).
• Growing and Becoming (12pm, SanSan Diego Central Library Shiley Special Events Suite). Jose Pimienta (Twin Cities)
• LUCASFILM PUBLISHING: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away… (1pm). Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade), E.K. Johnston (Among Thieves: The Druid’s Call), George Mann (Star Wars: The Battle of Jedha (The High Republic)), Cavan Scott (Star Wars: The Rising Storm (The High Republic)), Charles Soule (Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (The High Republic)), Marc Thompson (Star Wars Audiobook Narrator) (Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade)
• Mary Shelley and The Influence of Gothic Literature on Modern Sci-Fi & Fantasy (7:30PM). Carrie Vaughn (Wildcards: Now & Then), and more TK

Saturday, July 22

• Book Nerd Challenge: An Audiobook Game Show (10am, San Diego Central Library Neil Morgan Auditorium). Erin Craig (House of Roots and Ruin), Genevieve Gornichec (The Weaver and the Witch Queen), Margaret Owen (The Grimoire of Grave Fates)
• The Buzzy Books of 2023 Panel (7pm, Room 9). Join Penguin Random House staff for recommendations perfect for your TBR pile! Moderated by audiobook narrator Marc Thompson.
• How a Greek Myth Became the World’s Biggest Comic: A Fireside Chat with Rachel Smythe (1pm, Room 7AB). Rachel Smythe (Lore Olympus).
• Reluctant Readers: How to Encourage Your Kids to Read (10am, Room 25ABC). Max Brooks (Minecraft: The Island), Delilah S. Dawson (Camp Scare), Lincoln Peirce (Max and the Midknights), Evelyn Skye (Princess Private Eye), Sarah Sax (Picture Day)
• A Scare is Born (12pm, Room 7AB). Erin A. Craig (House of Roots and Ruin) and Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Silver Nitrate)
• Writing and Publishing Graphic Novels (12:30pm, Room 10). Sarah Sax (Picture Day), Jose Pimienta (Twin Cities), Lincoln Peirce (Max and the Midknights), Max Brallier (The Last Comics on Earth), Lucas Turnbloom (Steve L. McEvil and the Second Wind), and John Gallagher (Max Meow)

Sunday, July 23

• Get Your Knives Out: Thriller and Mysteries (11:15am, Room 5AB). Margaret Owen (The Grimoire of Grave Fates)
• Kids Draw Superheroes! (11am). Lucas Turnbloom (Steve L. McEvil and the Second Wind).

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• Science Fiction (At Least for Now) (Room 29AB). Charles Soule (Star Wars: Light of the Jedi), Emma Mieko Candon (Star Wars Visions: Ronin), Pierce Brown (Light Bringer)

 

In-Booth Giveaways

Stop by Booth #1515 and #1514 to ask about these giveaways.

Advance Readers Copy Giveaway
The start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.

Advance Readers Copy Giveaway
A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty, and layered debut novel.

Advance Readers Copy Giveaway
A small-time criminal. A has-been rock star. A shadowy government agency. And a severed hand whose dark powers threaten to destroy them all.

Advance Readers Copy Giveaway
Jim Butcher conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology, and magic-wielding warriors.

Advance Readers Copy Giveaway
A commitment-phobe and a hopeless romantic clash over and over again.

Free Book Giveaway
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The thrilling first book in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series featuring Lisbeth Salander

Free Book Giveaway
In the electrifying first installment of the New York Times bestselling series, featuring Harry Hole of the Oslo Crime Squad.

Comic Giveaway
A novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film…and the humble comic books that inspired it.

Origami Craft Kit Giveaway
From the bestselling authors of Soonish, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement