Are you going to be attending this year's San Diego Comic-Con event? If so, you MUST meet up with us Pub(lishing) Crawlers! From panels to signings to ol' fashioned exploring, we'll be spanning Comic-Con from Thursday to Sunday--and we'd LOVE to see you!

Quick Tip for First Timers: Wear comfortable shoes—you'll be on your feet all day—and layering your clothes is a must. According to veteran Marie Lu, "all the crowds make for the occasionally hot mucky room (and hot outdoors) but other rooms will make your butt freeze off!"

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Thursday, July 11:

10:00 AM

Marie Lu will be signing ARCs of Prodigy and limited editions of Legend!

Location: Penguin booth

1:15 PM

"Not with a Bang, With a Bite" panel, featuring Susan Dennard, Max Brooks, Jeyn Roberts, Michael Spradlin, Mira Grant, Diana Rowland, Stephen Blackmoore, and Dana Fredsti. Location: Room 6A

2:30 PM

Susan will be signing EARLY COPIES of Something Strange and Deadly. Yep! You can get a final copy of the book 2 weeks before release—not to mention a bunch of book-themed swag. Location: Autograph Area AA09, Sails Pavilion

3:00 PM

"Hungry for Dystopia" panel, featuring Marie Lu, Anna North, Neal Shusterman, Lissa Price, Paolo Bacigalupi, Michael Grant, Daniel H. Wilson, and Gennifer Albin. Location: Room 25ABC

Quick Tip for First Timers: It's highly possible you'll see famous people!! Keep your cameras ready!

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Friday, July 13:

11:30 AM

"Remixed Fairy Tales and Superhero Lore" panel, featuring Sarah J. Maas, Marissa Meyer, Rae Carson, Paul Tobin, Tom King, Michael Scott, Tracy Hickman, and Cecil Castellucci. Location: Room 5AB

12:30 PM

Sarah will be signing ARCs of Throne of Glass immediately following the panel. Location: Autograph Area AA09, Sails Pavilion

3:00 PM

Marie will be signing more ARCs of Prodigy and limited editions of Legend! Location: Penguin booth

Quick Tip for First Timers: Food can be hard to come by! According to Marie, "It's really hard to eat at a restaurant near the convention center unless you have reservations, or are prepared to wait in epic lines." As such, Leigh Bardugo suggests bringing your own snacks and hydration!

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Saturday, June 14:

10:00 AM

Marie will be signing again (what a celebrity!!). Get an autographed ARC of Prodigy or limited edition of Legend. Location: Penguin booth

Noon

Leigh will be signing Shadow and Bone. She'll have posters of Keith Thompson's map of Ravka and custom Shadow and Bone nail polish to give away! Location: MCPG booth (1220)

Quick Tip for First Timers: If you're wanting to see a panel, get there EARLY! The lines are epic (Leigh suggests bringing reading material) and the days are packed. Pick a few things you want to do each day and plan around those events.

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Sunday, July 15:

12:00 PM

"What's Hot in Young Adult Fiction" panel, featuring Leigh Bardugo, Nathan Bransford, James Dashner, Kami Garcia, Tahereh Mafi, Melina Marchetta, Lish McBride, Myra McEntire, and Scott Westerfeld. Location: Room 25ABC

1:30 PM

Leigh will be signing Shadow & Bone or anything else you want might want autographed! Location: Autograph Area AA09, Sails Pavilion

Quick Tip for First Timers: Bring cash! There's tons of fun stuff to buy, and Leigh says, "it's quicker/easier to have cash on hand!"

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If you ARE going to Comic-Con, be sure you don't miss out on the awesome MySched feature, which allows you pick from the various panels/events and build up your own, personalized schedule. If you're like us, you are dying to see that Firefly reunion and pretty much anything relating to Buffy. ;)

ALSO: If you see any of us wandering around the convention center and San Diego, please don't hesitate to say hello! We love meeting our Pub Crawl readers, so don't be shy! :)

You tell us: What events will YOU be checking out at Comic-Con? Are you wearing a costume?