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Diamond Returns to LibraryCon Live

Diamond partners with Library Journal and School Library Journal for their fourth annual LibraryCon Live!

This free virutal event offers a day-long celebration of fandom-beloved stories and characters, featuring the creators behind mind-bending speculative fiction, innovative comics, and fan-favorite graphic novels.

Plus, network online with other fans and explore our virtual exhibit hall where you’ll hear directly from Diamond and our publishers about our newest books and engage in live chats with featured authors. Whether you’re a public or school librarian, an educator of teens and young adults, or a superfan of graphic novels and sf/fantasy, don’t miss this chance to meet and interact with some of your favorite stars across these genres!

We are anticipating an unprecedented number of library and education professionals to attend this event, so you may find the environment or live sessions become full during the day.

But fear not! All sessions and author chats will be available for viewing on-demand within an hour of their initial broadcast, and the entire event will be available on-demand until January 5, 2021.

By registering for this event you confirm that you have read and agree to Library Journal & School Library Journal’s Code of Conduct.

During the event, you can look forward to a plethora of activities and freebies, including:

  • FREE downloadable digital review copies
  • FREE downloadable marketing materials (bookmarks, posters, etc.)
  • Exclusive creator chats
  • Featured lesson plans
  • Book trailers
  • and more!

We are excited to host PHILIP K. JOHNSON (KILL A MAN) and JUSTIN RICHARDS (FINGER GUNS) as our featured creators during LibraryCon Live! 

PHILIP K. JOHNSON is an Eisner-nominated writer and musician living in the Washington, DC/Baltimore region. His comics work has been published by DC, Marvel, BOOM! Studios, Archaia, IDW, Aftershock, and Scout Comics. He is the creator of comic series The Last God from DC Black Label, Last Sons of America, Warlords of Appalachia, Smoketown, and many more.

Johnson is a devoted lover of American art forms, especially jazz, comic books, and mixed martial arts. He will fight anyone who argues that MMA came from Brazil.

JUSTIN RICHARDS is the writer and co-creator of Finger Guns published by Vault Comics. He will also soon be releasing a self-published zine called A Silent Night, which casts a light on his thoughts and experiences with anxiety and depression in collaboration with many talented artists. He has many comic projects in the works, including some anthologies. He can be found in the recesses of Bend, Oregon playing video games with his family, scheming his next comic idea and taking many pictures of his dogs