THIS BLOG HAS BEEN RETIRED

THIS BLOG HAS BEEN RETIRED. I'm still going to be keeping it up here, though-- there's some pretty cool old stuff on it. That said, if you want to keep up to date with me, please go to www.georgeoconnorbooks.com.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

ARES ARISE! Guest artist posts!

To commemorate the release of volume seven of Olympians, Ares: Bringer of War, I wanted to host a celebration of the oft-maligned god of war and asked a whole slew of my comics pals to contribute their own interpretations of him. Check my olympiansrule blog everyday for a brand new artistic vision featuring the murderous Greek god of battle frenzy by a bevy of the greatest cartooning talents in the world. Here's a list of whom to look for:

Tuesday, January 27th: Hazel Newlevant

Wednesday January 28th:  Tim Hamilton

Thursday, January 29th: Jerzy Drozd

Friday, January 30th: Reilly Brown

Saturday, January 31st: Leland Purvis

Sunday, February 1st: Peter Violini

Monday, February 2nd: Dean Haspiel

Tuesday, February 3rd: Ellen Lindner

Wednesday, February 4th: Michel Fiffe

Thursday, February 5th: Danica Novgorodoff

Friday, February 6th: Nathan Schreiber

Saturday, February 7th: Simon Fraser

Sunday, February 8th:  Robin Ha

Monday, February 9th:  Khary Randolph

Tuesday, February 10th: Andres Vera Martinez

Wednesday, February 11th: Greg Benton

Thursday, February 12th: Nick Bruel

Friday, February 13th: Jason Chin

Saturday February 14th: Joan Reilly

Sunday, February 15th: James Smith

Monday, February 16th: Nick Abadzis

Tuesday, February 17th: David Klein

Wednesday, February 18th: Sara Varon

Thursday, February 19th: Jason Little

Friday, February 20th: Christa Cassano

Saturday, February 21st: Lara Antal

Sunday February 22nd: Douglas Einar Olsen

Monday February 23rd: Evan Petersen

Tuesday, February 24th: Maggie Scarlett Breen

Wednesday, February 25th: Michael Horwitz

Thursday, February 26th:  Mike Cavallaro

 Friday, February 27th: Nick Bertozzi

My new book ARES: BRINGER OF WAR comes out today!


Well, what are you waiting for? Go get it!

Saturday, January 24, 2015

ARES EVENTS!

The seventh volume of my Olympians series, Ares: Bringer of War drops this Tuesday, January 27th. Here's a partial list of places you'll be able to see me:

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Ares Book Events


Thursday, January 29th
Event
Water Street Bookstore
Time: 5:00pm
Location: 125 Water Street / Exeter, NH 03833
Details: Talk and signing.

Saturday, January 31st
Event
Odyssey Bookstore
Time: 4:00pm
Location: 9 College Street / South Hadley, MA 01075
Details: Book talk and signing.

Sunday, February 1st
Event
Brookline Booksmith
Time: 2:00pm
Location: 279 Harvard Street / Brookline, MA 02446
Details: Book talk and signing.

 Wednesday, February 4th
Event
Big Planet College Park
Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm
Location: 7315 Baltimore Ave / College Park, MD 20740
Details: Signing

Thursday, February 5th
Event
Takoma Park Library
Time: 7:30pm
Location: 101 Philadelphia Avenue / Takoma Park, MD 20912
Details: Talk and signing

Friday, February 6th
Event
Community Bookstore
Time: 4:00pm
Location: 143 7th Avenue / Brooklyn, NY 11215
Details: Talk and signing

Saturday, February 7th
Event
Greenlight Bookstore
Time: 11:00am
Location: 686 Fulton Street / Brooklyn, NY 11217
Details: Storytime!

Monday, February 9th
 Event
Watchung Booksellers
Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm
Location: 54 Fairfield Street / Montclair, NJ 07042
Details: Chat and signing at the store. 

Wednesday, February 11th
Event
Kinokuniya
Time: 6:00pm
Location: 1073 Avenue of the Americans / New York, NY 10018
Details: Kids workshop and signing.  This is the first kids workshop they’re doing!

Sunday, February 15th
Event
WORD Drawing Workshop
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: 123 Newark Avenue / Jersey city, NJ 07302
Details: Workshop and signing. 

Tuesday, February 17th
Event
Boulevard Books
Time: 1pm
Location: 7518 13th Avenue / Brooklyn, NY 11228
Details: Graphic novel workshop with kids at the store! 

Saturday, February 28th
Event
Books of Wonder
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: 18 West 18th Street / New York, NY 10011
Details: Author panel and signing.

Sunday, March 1st
Event
Bank Street Bookstore
Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm
Location: Corner of 107th Street and Broadway / New York, NY 10025
Details: Special guest in the Fractured Fables puppet show featuring the Greek myths, followed by a signing.

Event
powerHouse on 8th
Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm
Location: 1111 8th Avenue / Brooklyn, NY 11215
Details: Talk and signing!


Friday, March 6th
Event
Voracious Reader
Time: 6:00pm
Location: 1997 Palmer Ave / Larchmont, NY 10530
Details: Talk and signing, plus meeting with the ‘Uncommon Corps of Ravenous Readers,’ the middle-grade book club.