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.

Friday, March 29, 2013

POSEIDON: EARTH SHAKER on the NYTimes Bestseller List!!

A huge, heartfelt "THANK YOU!!!!" to everyone who helped put it there. Meanwhile, eternal middle child Poseidon celebrates a victory that little bro Zeus's book never quite managed.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Poseidon Interview at Wired.com



Well, it's not the actual god of the sea that they interview, but rather me, talking about my latest book. I had a really great in-depth conversation about Olympians in general and Poseidon in particular with Melissa 'Geekmom' Wiley over at the incredible Wired.com. If you're interested in giving it a read, as well as seeing a photo of my Masters of the Universe collection, click here.

Monday, March 25, 2013

This is just a screenshot-- see me talk and draw at the link below 

I sat down recently with the good folks from MTV Geek for a video interview where I talked about how to draw Poseidon, the Olympians series, and my very own special feud with the God of the Sea. You can see it all here.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Poseidon Bookstore appearances!

Did I mention Poseidon: Earth Shaker has been released? I'm making a few appearances in the next few days to promote it. Here's a sampling:

 March 20th, 4 PM-- Community Bookstore in Park Slope Brooklyn!

 March 21st, 6:30 PM-- Voracious Reader in Larchmont, NY

 March 22nd, 4 PM-- Watchung Booksellers in Watchung, NJ

 March 23rd, 11 AM-- Greenlight Bookstore, Fort Greene Brooklyn!

Hope to see you there!

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!! Poseidon: Earth-Shaker comes out today!


I know, I know, the Kraken isn't really from Greek mythology (in fact, if you've ver seen me in person,  I devote a chunk of my presentation to how bogus the Kraken is) but it does make for a good headline.

OLYMPIANS BOOK 5-- POSEIDON: EARTH SHAKER COMES OUT TODAY!!! GO! GO!! GET A COPY!!!

Please get a copy, that is. I'm very excited :)

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Upstate New York Appearance list

If you live anywhere in the Mohawk River Valley, thanks to a generous grant written by the wonderful librarian Sue Rokos I will be appearing near you. I'll be doing some Olympians specific demos at some places, some drawing demos at others, and some comics-making workshops at yet others. If you see your library on the list contact them for more info, or write me for the full scoop. Hope to see you there! soon



3/8 Gloverville Public Library, 4:00 pm

3/9 Rensselaer Public Library, 1:00 pm

3/12 Rotterdam Branch Library, 6:30 pm

3/13 Community Library, Cobleskill 3:00 pm

4/1 William K. Sanford Town Library  2:00 pm

4/1 Stephentown Memorial Library 4:30 pm

4/2 East Greenbush Community Library     11:00 am

4/2 Albany Public Library 3:00 pm

4/2 Menands Public Library  6:30 pm

4/3/ Altamont Free Library     3:00 pm

4/4 Voorheesville Public Library 1:30 pm

4/4 Guilderland Public Library 3.30 pm

4/5 Mt. Pleasant Branch, SCPL    11:00 am

4/5 Schenectady County Public Library 2:00 pm




Friday, March 1, 2013

Hades has been nominated for a ReadKiddoRead award!

...so I made this comic about it.


You can vote for me here. It literally takes seconds, and if you vote for me, and tell me, I'll make more zany comics like this. Also? I'll be your best friend.