ILLUSTRATOR DRAW-OFF
Join us for a mashup battle of illustrator vs. illustrator vying for the title of champion! Featuring URU-CHAN, ROBIN HA, and GEORGE O’CONNOR.
Horror, Noir, Immortality
Terror, death, and rebirth find new life with three authors who all buck genre conventions in their work to explore and explode these terrifying, yet
Living Your Best Life
In Life in Life: Live Longer, Strengthen Your Relationships, and Create a Healthier Life: A Meditation Journal, Dr. Laurie Ann Levin, renowned holistic psychologist, guides
FRIENDSHIP AND FRESH AIR: MIDDLE GRADE GRAPHIC NOVELS
In JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS’ Gamerville, Max Lightning is a lone wolf video game champion who wants to take home the trophy at a high-stakes video game
“NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST” – MIDDLE GRADE GRAPHIC NOVEL
JOHN HENDRIX’s Mythmakers dives into the legendary friendship between the fathers of fantasy: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. This biography illustrates how discouraging critics, friendly
“MYTHS & MYSTERIES: YA GRAPHIC NOVELS”
ROBIN HA’s The Fox Maidens is the thrilling queer retelling of a Korean folktale about a woman warrior who must fight for victory, compassion, and
TAKING ANOTHER LOOK: RETHINKING HISTORICAL NARRATIVES
DAVID F. WALKER’s Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined, illustrated by MARCUS KWAME ANDERSON, is a graphic novel that proposes a
“OLD ROOTS & NEW STEMS: GROWING INTO A YOUNG ADULT” – FICTION
Like a tree growing from concrete, these three stories celebrate resilience in the face of adversity that comes with growing up. In NADINE PINEDE’s poignant
“CARIBBEAN NARRATIVES: HISTORY, HEROES & HEALING” – PANEL
DIANNELY ANTIGUA’s Good Monster presents a raw and innovative poetry collection that navigates themes of trauma, chronic pain, and mental illness. MERLE COLLINS’ Ocean Stirrings:
FANTASY WORLDS: SURVIVAL, SPELLS & SORCERY – FICTION
In Phenomena Book Two: Matilde’s Quest: A Graphic Novel, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS tells the story of a young boy, a mysterious girl, and a warrior.
IT AIN’T EASY BEING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL EDITION
Illustrator ROSE BOUSAMRA’s Frizzy is about Marlene, a young Dominican girl who hates being in the salon and doesn’t understand why her curls are not
ON CONSPIRACIES, COMICS & SELF-CONFIDENCE: A CONVERSATION WITH URU-CHAN & HUDA FAHMY
From URU-CHAN comes unOrdinary, the popular, action-packed web series about John, an ordinary teen trying to survive high school in a world where superpowers dictate