❱❯ Cook Like a Royal
Stop by the Weldon Owen International booth (1856) to pick up a recipe card excerpted from the upcoming The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook, due out in September to coincide with the movie release. Written by food historian Annie Gray, the book includes period recipes accompanied by images of the Downton Abbey cast.
❱❯ Welcome DC Authors
At the DC Showcase on the Choice Stage, 11:15–11:50 a.m., publisher Dan DiDio introduces authors Meg Cabot (Black Canary: Ignite, DC Zoom), Kami Garcia (Teen Titans: Raven, DC Ink), Kelly Sue DeConnick (Aquaman, Vol. 1: Unspoken Water, DC), and Sean Murphy (Batman: White Knight, DC Black Label). They’re gathered to introduce a trio of new imprints: DC Zoom, DC Ink, and DC Black Label.
❱❯ Win Original Art
Anyone who hasn’t yet entered Sleeping Bear’s art raffle should hie to booth 946 before noon, when the drawing takes place. Winners will receive a piece of original artwork by illustrators Jennifer Sattler (One Red Sock), Nicole Tadgell (A Fist for Joe Louis and Me), and Kayla Harren (A Boy Like You). Author Frank Murphy will be on hand to sign A Boy Like You, 10–11 a.m.
❱❯ Get More GOT
Find out who really wins in the Game of Thrones when two nonresident fellows at the Modern War Institute, Max Brooks and ML Cavanaugh, explain what fiction and film can teach us about modern war and the fate of our world. Brooks, coeditor of Winning Westeros: How Game of Thrones Explains Modern Military Conflict (Univ. of Nebraska/Potomac, Sept.) and author of World War Z, and Cavanaugh take the Indie Publisher Stage, 2–2:30 p.m.
❱❯ Tinker Away
Those with a knack for creative tinkering should head to the Macmillan booth (1544, 1545) to create a “Marble Run.” This is one of the hands-on activities featured in the TinkerActive Workbooks, which combine curriculum-based exercises with project-based learning. The series is the debut project from the publisher’s Odd Dot imprint.
