BookCon Saturday & Sunday, May 30 – 31, 2015 SATURDAY, MAY 30 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. TONY DiTERLIZZI LOCATION: Room 1A21 STAR WARS: THE ADVENTURES OF LUKE SKYWALKER, JEDI KNIGHT ALEXANDRA BRACKEN NEW ADAPTATIONS OF STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE: THE PRINCESS, THE STAR WARS SAGA THE SCOUNDREL, AND THE FARM BOY Hear from these best-selling children’s book authors how the classic Star ADAM GIDWITZ Wars saga comes to life through their new adaptations. STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: SO YOU WANT TO BE A JEDI? TOM ANGLEBERGER STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI: BEWARE THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE! 3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. MARGARET STOHL LOCATION: Room 1A06 BLACK WIDOW: FOREVER RED ADRI COWAN WOMEN IN MARVEL An in-conversation with #1 New York Times best-selling author Margaret Stohl and Marvel.com social media manager Adri Cowan as they discuss Stohl’s new novel, Black Widow: Forever Red. SUNDAY, MAY 31 12 NOON – 12:45 P.M. RIDLEY PEARSON LOCATION: DOWNTOWN STAGE KINGDOM KEEPERS: THE RETURN, BOOK ONE: THERE’S SAFETY IN NUMBERS DISNEY LANDS Survival tips for writing epic series. 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. MELISSA DE LA CRUZ LOCATION: Room 1A21 THE ISLE OF THE LOST: A DESCENDANTS PREQUEL SOFIA CARSON Star of Disney’s Descendants (Evie) Best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz (The Witches of East End, Blue Bloods) discusses The Isle of the Lost, the prequel to Descendants, the live-action comedy film premiering on Disney Channel this summer. Special guest is Sofia Carson, who plays Evie in the movie..