
Bitty is gay, loves to bake, and is terrified of getting checked. In the meantime, tide yourselves over with our exclusive Q&A with Ngozi below!įor those readers who are not yet obsessed with the Check, Please! universe, please tell us a little about the series.Ĭheck, Please! follows the story of Eric "Bitty" Bittle, a former figure skater from Madison, Georgia who gets a scholarship to play hockey at Samwell University in Massachusetts. (Attendees, buy your book at the event! You’ll even have a chance to sign up to receive that same exclusive pre-order swag.) You can register for the festival here, then check out the full author lineup to see who else is coming. We're so excited to be hosting Ngozi as part of our eleventh annual TeenBookCon festival, where we'll be selling copies of both Check, Please! books for Ngozi to sign. If you're not coming to TeenBookCon on April 4, you can pre-order a signed, personalized copy on our website by April 2, and upload your receipt online before April 6-while supplies last, the publisher will send you a poster featuring Bitty's pregame playlist!

The second and final volume, Check, Please!: Sticks and Scones comes out on April 7. It's a funny, charming series-you'll love getting to know Bitty's teammates, watching his vlogs, and cheering for him as he comes into his own.


The story follows Eric Bittle, a gay former figure skater and amateur pâtissier who plays on the hockey team at the fictional Samwell University. Friends, have we told y'all about our favorite hockey books? They're part of a graphic novel series called Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu, and they're just the best.
