Lev Grossman

Participates in 5 items

Lev Grossman is the New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians, likened to an adult Harry Potter by the New York Times, and the sequels The Magician King and The Magican Land. Lev is a journalist and writes for Time as a book critic and lead technology writer. He has also written for The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, among other publications. Portland will be Lev’s third LeakyCon, after joining us in 2009 and 2012. To read more about Lev visit his website, levgrossman.com.

Sessions in which Lev Grossman participates

Friday 28 June, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

11:00 AM

Making &%!$ Up: The Art of Fantasy

50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

Oregon Convention Center - 252/253

Panel

Leigh Bardugo (Moderator)

Maggie Stiefvater (Participant)

Andrea Cremer (Participant)

Heather Brewer (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Wizards, vampires, werewolves, cannibalistic sea horses...the magical creatures of YA are so terrifyingly (and/or swooningly) real that it’s someti...

12:00 PM

Is All Fiction Fan-Fiction

50 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

Oregon Convention Center - 256/257/258

Panel

Kate Schafer-Testerman (Moderator)

Barry Lyga (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Cheryl Klein (Participant)

Until a little while ago, publishing didn’t even acknowledge fanfiction. It was hidden away, like Rochester’s wife in the attic. But with the publi...

2:00 PM

Is YA Lit "Literature"?

50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

Oregon Convention Center - 252/253

Panel

Robin Wasserman (Moderator)

David Levithan (Participant)

Coe Booth (Participant)

E. Lockhart (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Laini Taylor (Participant)

Some schools teach modern YA lit alongside the Great Gatsby and Catcher in the Rye; some teachers wouldn’t be caught dead saying the words “Young A...

3:00 PM

LeakyLit Signing

2 hours, 3:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

Oregon Convention Center - Exhbit Hall (Exhibit Hall C)

Autograph Session

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Barry Lyga (Participant)

Maggie Stiefvater (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

David Levithan (Participant)

Coe Booth (Participant)

Andrea Cremer (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

E. Lockhart (Participant)

Heather Brewer (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Leigh Bardugo (Participant)

Cheryl Klein (Participant)

Laini Taylor (Participant)

Matt de la Peña (Participant)

5:30 PM

The Lying Game

50 minutes, 5:30 PM EDT - 6:20 PM EDT

Oregon Convention Center - 256/257/258

Panel

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Moderator)

Barry Lyga (Participant)

Maggie Stiefvater (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

David Levithan (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

E. Lockhart (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Leigh Bardugo (Participant)