Books & Comics
Coverage of books, comics, graphic novels and the people creating them, including Sean’s Picks.
Jared Chontow Announces Global Publication of Fantasy Novel ‘The Heroes Are Dead: Crimson Spear’
Jared Chontow's fantasy novel The Heroes Are Dead: Crimson Spear follows a retired warrior and an imprisoned necromancer on a mission against…
National Book Month to Coincide with Release of Linda Drattell’s Novel, ‘The Peccadilloes of Filamena Phipps’
Linda Drattell's satirical magical realism novel The Peccadilloes of Filamena Phipps arrives October 15, 2026 from Stairwell Books.
C. Jervey Hatcher’s The Bosch Kanal Blends Robots, Reality, and Dark Speculative Fiction
C. Jervey Hatcher's The Bosch Kanal: Or, Theories on Robot Harmonics is an experimental work of speculative fiction about memory, robots and…
New Thriller House of Vale: The Selection to Launch at The Del Club at Hotel del Coronado
Patrick Perrine's conspiracy thriller House of Vale: The Selection, first in a five-book series, publishes October 13 with a launch at Hotel…
New Novel Inspired by Horror Author’s Salem Witch Trials Ancestors
S.A. Sizemore's award-winning debut Whispers of the Pale Witch, first in the Beckett Coven series, draws on her ancestors' role in the…
San Diego Author Lizzete S. Tupas Explores the Hidden Cost of Competence in Debut Novel Always on a Tuesday
Lizzete S. Tupas's debut novel Always on a Tuesday, out October 6 from Studio LT Press, follows a healthcare professional whose competence…
The 824 Journal Guide to Comic Book Shops in Los Angeles and Orange County
A guide to 48 comic book shops across Los Angeles and Orange County, with addresses, specialties, the shops that host signings, and…
New Novel ‘Dreams and Dissension’ Challenges Humanity’s Future in a World Managed by Artificial Intelligence
Volker G. Fremuth's Dreams and Dissension: Lullabies for Voltaire imagines a near-future society managed by an AI called Vesta and what it…
New Historical Fiction Novel by G. Todd Smith, Josie: A True Story of Race, Rescue, and Resilience
G. Todd Smith's Josie is a historical novel based on his family's true story of a Black newborn rescued in 1906 Mississippi…
New Novel ‘Into the Crater’ by Alan Gartenhaus Is a Tale of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness
Alan Gartenhaus's second novel Into the Crater follows two former friends and romantic rivals on a camping trip through Maui's Haleakala crater.
‘The Vanishing at Table Nine’ by Kira Wren Launches the Kit Calder Files Mystery Series
Kira Wren's The Vanishing at Table Nine launches the Kit Calder Files, a Manhattan mystery about a woman who vanishes from a…BooksMore →
New Novel Reimagines the Life of the Man Who Carved a Book Into an Asylum Wall
Maria Rago's debut novel Dear Wall reimagines Fernando Nannetti, who carved a book into the Volterra asylum wall, and the nurse who…
Romantic Thriller ‘The Best of Friends’ by Lori Flynn Weaves a Tale of Obsession and Survival
Lori Flynn's The Best of Friends, book two of the Delaney Shea Trilogy, pits a bestselling author against a superfan who wants…
Former Armenian Nonprofit Director Releases New Historical Novel About Little-Known Aspects of the Armenian Genocide
Sarah Ignatius's historical novel The Kaleidoscope of Destiny, about a 14-year-old boy surviving the 1915 Armenian genocide, was published by Koehler Books…Comics & Graphic NovelsMore →
Ultimate Guide: 2027 Southern California Convention Key Dates Revealed
2027 is a heavy year for Southern California conventions. Star Wars Celebration returns to Los Angeles for the first time since 2006,…