Catch Penguin Teen at San Diego Comic Con 2018

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We are super excited to be attending San Diego Comic Con 2018, and we’re giving you a preview of all of the amazing stuff that we’ve got going on at Booth #1515F during the weekend of July 19-22. With so many great things happening both on the floor, at panels and on our social media channels you’re going to need this ultimate Penguin Teen SDCC guide!

All ticketed signings require you to collect your free tickets from Penguin Teen booth#1515F on the day of the signing, with tickets available once the doors open. Limited numbers are available so be sure to grab your tickets early.

Thursday, July 19

12.00pm – 1.00pm

TICKETED AUTHOR SIGNING & GIVEAWAY: Get a sneak peek of E.K. Johnston’s The Afterward. Copies of That Inevitable Victorian Thing will be available to purchase.

LOCATION: Penguin Teen Booth #1515F

12.00pm – 1.00pm

PANEL: It’s Dangerous To Go Alone! – Featuring Natalie C. Parker, Seafire

Even if one is “The Chosen One”, they still ned their squad. Whether the members are friends, family, or just allies with important survival skills.

LOCATION: Horton Grand Theater

1.30pm – 2.30pm

PANEL: Once Upon a Forever – Featuring E.K. Johnston, The Afterward; That Inevitable Victorian Thing; Star Wars: Ashoka and Exit, Pursued by a Bear

Authors will discuss the enduring appeal of fairy tales and other classics of speculative fiction, and the important choices they must make in retelling them.

LOCATION: Horton Grand Theater

3.00pm – 4.00pm

PANEL: Spotlight on E.K. Johnston, The Afterward; That Inevitable Victorian Thing; Star Wars: Ashoka and Exit, Pursued by a Bear

E.K. Johnston will talk about her career from small town Ontario to a galaxy far, far away.

LOCATION: 25ABC

4.00pm – 5.00pm

TICKETED AUTHOR SIGNING & GIVEAWAY: Get an advanced reading copy of Natalie C Parker’s Seafire.

LOCATION: Penguin Teen Booth #1515F

Friday, July 20

11.00am – 12.00pm

TICKETED AUTHOR SIGNING: Get an early sneak peek of Marie Lu’s Wildcard. Copies of Warcross will be available to purchase.

LOCATION: Penguin Teen Booth #1515F

11.00am – 12.00pm

PANEL: It Didn’t Look That Way in My Head – Moderated by Brendan Reichs, Nemesis and Genesis.

Authors create worlds and characters in text – and then they are translated through the lens of media into stories that may or may not feel the same to both the creator and readers.

LOCATION: 25ABC

1.00pm – 2.00pm

TICKETED AUTHOR SIGNING & GIVEAWAY: Get an advanced reading copy of Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces.

LOCATION: Penguin Teen Booth #1515F

3.00pm – 4.00pm

PANEL: The Thrill of the Chase – Featuring Marie Lu, Warcross, Legend series and The Young Elites series and moderated by Brendan Reichs, Nemesis and Genesis.

Readers turn the page of mystery, suspense and thriller novels for a variety of reasons. There’s the tension of the pursuit, the challenge of unmasking the villain, and the satisfaction of justice served. What motivates the writer to put it all on the page?

LOCATION: 29AB

4.30pm – 5.30pm

PANEL: Geek Geek Revolution – Featuring Natalie C. Parker, Seafire

Are you ready to nerd out? Join your favorite authors for trivia

LOCATION: Room 8

5.00pm

GIVEAWAY: Get an advanced reading copy of Give the Dark My Love, Beth Revis

LOCATION: Penguin Teen Booth #1515F

7.00pm – 8.00pm

PANEL: What’s Up With Penguin?

Do you want the inside scoop on what’s coming up next? This is your chance to get the details on everything that’s big, beautiful and bookish at Penguin

LOCATION: 23ABC

Saturday, July 21

12.00pm – 1.00pm

TICKETED AUTHOR SIGNING: Sabaa Tahir will be signing copies of the New York Times bestselling series An Ember in the Ashes including the latest release A Reaper at the Gates. Books will be available for purchase.

LOCATION: Penguin Teen Booth #1515F

3.00pm – 4.00pm

PANEL: Magic Giveth…Magic Taketh – Featuring Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes series

Magic always comes with consequences and costs, whether it’s the sacrifice of years spent studying or a literal, physical sacrifice. How do characters get (or lose) their magic? How can the consequences of magic ramp up the suspense?

LOCATION: 23ABC