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New York Comic Con is back again, and we are SO READY. We'll be at booth #2236 from 10/4-10/7 and we'd love to meet you! And, of course, we'll have swag.

You know the drill. To get the swag, swing by our booth and whisper the top secret password. (It's Quirk E. Godmother.) We're psyched to see you and talk about fandoms and books!

Here's the inside scoop on all things Quirk @ NYCC:

Who will be there:

Sam Maggs (Girl Squads, Wonder Women, The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy)
Kim Smith (illustrator of the Pop Classics series)
Fred Van Lente (Ten Dead Comedians, The Con Artist) in Artist's Alley, B23

Author signings at Quirk's booth (#2236):

Thursday, 10/4:

• Sam Maggs, 3:00-4:00pm
• Kim Smith, 5:00-6:00pm

Friday, 10/5:

• Kim Smith, 4:30-5:30pm 

Panels and Signings:

Thursday, 10/4:

Sam Maggs:

Thursday, 12:15-1:15pm
Women in [Everything]: Intersectional Feminism Across Genres
Room 1A18

Thursday, 1:30-2:30pm
Women in [Everything] Signing
Author Autograph Area Table 1 

Kim Smith:

Thursday, 3:00-4:00pm
Storytime and sketching at the ALA Pop-Up Library
Booth #1A100

Friday, 10/5:

Sam Maggs:

Friday, 11:00 AM-12:00pm
Entertaining and Educational Works of Non-Fiction
Room 1A18

Friday, 12:15-1:15pm
Entertaining and Educational Works of Non-Fiction Signing
Author Autograph Area Table 1

Where to find Quirk authors outside of the con:

Sam Maggs:

Wednesday 10/3, 7:30pm
Girl Squads event at WORD Jersey City
123 Newark Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07302

Kim Smith:

Thursday 10/4, 11:00am
Leading Story Time at the Astoria Bookshop
31-29 31st St.
Astoria, NY 11106

Last time: The Face of Terror

Next time: In Which the Mummy Begins to Unwind

New to the group? Meet the monsters.

Last time: Fox meets wolf

Next time:  Rolling with the bones

New to the group? Meet the monsters

Are you excited for San Diego Comic-Con? WE ARE. We'll be at booth 1636 and would love to meet you! Drop by to say hi, talk books, and meet some of our authors!

This year, we're participating in some fun scavenger hunts — an official Buffy Scavenger Hunt where you can sign up to become a Vampire Hunt Slayer during the con, and the Baker Street Babes SherlockeDCC Scavenger Hunt, where you can follow clues and solve puzzles all over SDCC. You can win some great prizes by participating in these hunts, so make sure to join in the fun!

Oh, and of course we'll have our secret password. Whisper Quirk E. Godmother and you'll get something cool.

Follow us on Twitter for updates on panels, signings, and guest author appearances at our booth. For all giveaways, signings, and more, see the schedule below:

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Break out your popcorn and happy viewing!

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