Underlined will be at New York Comic Con this year! Join us at our booth for an author signing, ARC giveaways, and more. Explore our Comic Con events below.
Giveaways & ARC Drops
ARC Drop: The Moth Keeper – Includes signed bookplates
Thursday, 10/6 | 2 p.m. | PRH Booth Signing Table #1
ARC Drop: Maybe an Artist
Thursday, 10/6 | 12:30 p.m. | PRH Booth, RHCB area
ARC Drop: Futureland
Friday, 10/7 | 2:30 p.m. | PRH Booth, RHCB area
Eragon 20th Anniversary – TR Edition Giveaway
Saturday, 10/8 | 10:30 a.m. | PRH Booth Signing Table #2
ARC Drop: Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
Saturday, 10/8 | 11:30 a.m. | PRH Booth, RHCB area
Middle Grade Fantasy: Superworld and Dragonboy
Sunday, 10/9 | 12:30 p.m. | PRH Booth, RHCB area
Panels
IMPROBABLE IMAGININGS: AKA FLIGHTS OF FANTASY FICTION with Brandon Sanderson
Let your imagination soar through the fantastic tales of deadly games, royal intrigues, wuxia, espionage, and ancestral hauntings. Phoebe Cramer (Publishers Weekly) chats craft and creativity with Brandon Sanderson (Lost Metal: The Mistborn Saga #7), Alex Aster (Lightlark), Alina Boyden (Gifting Fire), Wesley Chu (The Art of Prophecy), and GennaRose Nethercott (Thistlefoot).
Thursday, 10/6 | 2 – 3 p.m. | Room 1B03
Post-panel signing available, details below
INTENTIONALLY BLANK Recording with Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells
Friday, 10/7 | 2 – 3 p.m. | Room 1B03
Post-panel signing available, details below
SPOTLIGHT: Omar Epps for Nubia: The Awakening
Known for his roles on House, This Is Us, Juice, Love & Basketball, and more, popular actor and producer Omar Epps turns to the world of young adult literature with an electrifying Afrofuturist fantasy Nubia: The Awakening. Get the first look at this powerful saga about three teenage refugees from a fallen African utopia who must navigate newfound powers in a climate-ravaged New York City. Moderated by MJ Franklin, Editor at The New York Times Book Review.
Friday, 10/7 | 6:45 – 7:45 p.m. | Lit Room 1B03
TITANS OF FANTASY with Brandon Sanderson
Join three of the biggest authors in the fantasy genre for a can’t miss conversation only at New York Comic Con! Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive), Diana Gabaldon (Outlander) and Terry Brooks (The Shannara Chronicles) will take the stage for a one-of-a-kind panel to discuss what it’s like to build iconic worlds that keep fans reading “just one more chapter”.
Saturday, 10/8 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Room 405
Post-panel signing available, details below
BRANDON SANDERSON Q&A AND READING
Saturday, 10/8 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Room 405
Post-panel signing available, details below
THE MAGIC TREE HOUSE 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The #1 bestselling chapter book series turns 30! Celebrate three decades of Magic Tree House adventures with series creator Mary Pope Osborne (Memories and Life Lessons from The Magic Tree House). Learn how an idea for a four book series about time travel transformed into an international phenomenon that continues to be a childhood favorite and has now expanded to include over 100 books graphic novel adaptations planetarium shows musical theater productions and more! Moderated by series editor Mallory Loehr, EVP and Publisher of the Random House Books for Young Readers Group.
Sunday, 10/9 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Lit Room 1B03
Post-panel signing available, details below
THE “DRAWSOMEST” ILLUSTRATORS: AN INTERACTIVE DRAW-OFF FOR ALL AGES
They bring the pens, YOU bring the inspiration! Join Random House Graphic creators John Gallagher (Max Meow), Liz Montague (Maybe An Artist, A Graphic Memoir), Matthew Holm (The BIG Adventures of Babymouse), and Mark Siegel (5 Worlds) as they bring your ideas to life in this unmissable live draw-off. Moderated by Colleen AF Venable (Katie the Catsitter).
Sunday, 10/9 | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Family HQ Interactive (1E01)
Post-panel signing available, details below
UNRAVELING MYSTERIES with Karen M. McManus and E. Lockhart
Join #1 New York Times bestselling thriller authors Karen M. McManus (One of Us Is Lying; Nothing More to Tell) and E. Lockhart (We Were Liars; Family of Liars) as they discuss the ins and outs of crafting the perfect whodunnit, from giving your audience psychological chills to mapping out an unpredictable murder mystery. Moderated by Kara Thomas (That Weekend).
Sunday, 10/9 | 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. | Lit Room 1B03
Post-panel signing available, details below
WHAT’S HOT IN YA? An Underlined Buzz Panel
Team Underlined is taking over NYCC with amazing book recommendations! Hear about the best new and upcoming sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, romance, and more. Don’t miss finding out about your next favorite book and author—and the chance to win early reads and prizes!
Sunday 10/9 | 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. | Room 406.1
Author Signings
Brandon Sanderson
Thursday, 10/6 | 5 – 7 p.m. | Dragonsteel Booth
Brandon Sanderson – Skyward TR and Skyward Collection HC – Books for Sale
Friday, 10/7 | 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. | PRH Booth Signing Table #2
Omar Epps – Nubia ARCs
Friday, 10/7 | 5 – 5:45 p.m. | PRH Booth Signing Table #1
Brandon Sanderson
Saturday, 10/8 | 5 – 7 p.m. | Dragonsteel Booth
Amelie Wen Zhao – Song of Silver, Flame Like Night – Exclusive Sampler Giveaway with Digital ARC
Sunday, 10/9 | 11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | PRH Booth Signing Table #1
Mary Pope Osborne (Post-panel signing)
Sunday, 10/9 | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Signing Area Table 1
John Gallagher (Max Meow), Liz Montague (Maybe An Artist, A Graphic Memoir), Matthew Holm (The BIG Adventures of Babymouse), and Mark Siegel (5 Worlds) (Post-panel signing)
Sunday, 10/9 | 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Signing Area Tables 3-4
Karen M. McManus and E. Lockhart (Post-panel signing)
Sunday, 10/9 | 2 – 3 p.m. | Signing Area Tables 1-2
Mary Pope Osborne – Pirates Past Noon graphic novel and Magic Tree House Deluxe Edition: Dinosaurs Before Dark – Books for Sale
Sunday, 10/9 | 2 – 3 p.m. | PRH Booth Signing Table #1
