Come hang out with us in aisle 3000 🤗 #bookcon #indieauthors #indiesareworthit #thebookcon (at Javits Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByK2YLug5jP/?igshid=11bnvl9p1ssmh

#bookcon2019 Day 2 was a frenzy of signings and selling and giveaways and of course, pose-striking in front of our #instagramwall. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and showed us how you #readindependently ! Share your pics with us by tagging @ipgbook and we’ll reshape them all over the place! See you in 2020 #BookCon 😘🥰😘 . . @bookcon #thebookcon #currentlyreading #bookhaul #tbrpile #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #influencers #scythes #eclipsetheskies #allthebetterpartofme #yesicanlisten #ireadya #goodreads #whattoreadnext #sneakpeek (at Javits Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BySeZ7LAxiV/?igshid=yz6fcjd27xo7

Excited for Bookcon!!! #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplayselfie #thebookcon #bookcon #thebookcon2019 #bookcon2019 #snotgirl #snotgirlcosplay #lottieperson https://www.instagram.com/p/ByKtZbpjECf/?igshid=1ptxilwx9sq1w

Come thru #thebookcon at Javitz tomorrow for my signing! booth #2045 1-4pm. I’ll have 40 copies of LAAB. @thebookcon ・・・ @newyorkcomiccon #comics #comicbooks #LAABmag

Catch these amazing authors at @thebookcon this year June 2-3 📚😍 Find these books on the main floor by the front entrance! •• #bookcon #thebookcon #bookconnyc #nycevents (at Strand Book Store)

My publisher just sent me this picture … it’s a pile of #Stain posters waiting for a home! All I can say is WOW. I’m jealous of everyone who gets one. 😍 If you’re going to be at #TheBookCon (Sat at 1pm or Sun at 10am) stop by the @abramskids / @piquebeyond Booth #2207 to get yours! •••👑🦄🏰••• #gothic #fairytale #WaitingForStain #OnceUponANightmare #aghowardbooks #aghoward #retelling #yafiction #bookcon #freestuff #bookworm #bookstagram #beautifulbooks #fantasy #bookevents #writerslife #books #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookgram #booktography #instabooks #theprincessandthepea #bookish

Everyone’s heard of Comic Con be it the San Diego or New York editions, for the non-comic geeks or book nerds there’s ReedPOP’s other pop culture offsprings Book Expo America and Book Con. These two events combine over five days, May 30th to June 3rd, in New York City to give readers a glimpse at upcoming books and a chance to meet their favorite authors.

To be clear the first three days, Book Expo America or BEA, are more for industry folks, giving them a chance to chat and politik, like I did, look for upcoming book reviews as soon as I get a chance to power through my book haul. The last two days, Book Con is for the fans to get a chance to grab autographs and also learn about books on the horizon, and snag some discounted books, I spent a bit more than I needed too.

What follows are my 3 highlights, which can different from someone else’s, so please be kind as I went to panels that sparked my interests.

Day 1 is more for signing in but I was able to squeeze in my first panel, The Graphic Novels You Can’t Miss of 2018, moderated by Publishers Weekly’s Calvin Reid gave me a heads up on a gang of graphic novels that cover several genres; a memoir by David Small (Home After Dark), a new take on food by Blue Delliquanti (Meal), sports stories by Ngozi Ukazu (Check, Please!) and more sci-fi from the mind of Tim Fielder (creator of Matty’s Rocket).

  On day 2, for whatever reason, odds are my Mom and her politicking, I’ve been in rooms with Congress people and Mayors before, but never a living legend like Congressman John Lewis and I was one of the lucky ones to meet him, Afua Richardson, and Andrew Aydin as they signed samplers of their new book Run.

My last panel for the Con on day 5 was PBS’s The Great American Read with authors Glynnis MacNicol, Yahdon Israel, Veronica Roth, Daniel Jose Older, and host host Lindsay Ellis. This literary showdown pitted American classics against each other in preparation for the eight-part series that explores 100 best-loved American novels chosen from a national survey. I still can’t believe that Harry Potter was the winner of our panel event. To vote or for more information go to PBS.

Of course there were other great panels, filled with authors who were gracious with their wit and insight in a carnival like space with a few Cosplayers, but if you’re a book lover like me you need to find your way to one of these amazing gatherings of book nerds.

  George Carmona 3rd is an Artist/Writer, former Milestone Media Intern, former DC Comics paper pusher, lifelong comic geek and book lover. He is also the author of  DC Super Friends Joke Book from Penguin Random House. You can find his work at FistFullofArt.com or follow him on twitter at GCarmona3.

Five Days of Books. Book Expo America and Book Con 2018 #comics #books Everyone’s heard of Comic Con be it the San Diego or New York editions, for the non-comic geeks or book nerds there’s…

so last weekend i failed in trying to find the perfect Leah Burke yellow dress with red flowers to wear to my Becky autograph signing at bookcon.

today i decided to venture out and try to find the perfect Abby Suso pale blue dress to wear to my Becky autograph signing at bookcon.

GURL/BOY/NONBI DID YOU KNOW I WENT TO LIKE 8 STORES AND I COULDN’T FIND ONE DAMN ACCEPTABLE DRESS!

i went to...

Forever 21

Zara

American Eagle

Old Navy

Cotton On

Charlette Russe

Hollister (which was tragic - i haven’t stepped foot in a hollister since middle school in 2008)

an actual GD aeropostle

it seems like my expectations are too high so that being said... if anyone knows of a dress or a store that could ship sometime out before june 3rd that’s super Abby Suso i would loooooove you forever

My next con will be AnimeNEXT!! ✨ Who will I see there?! Still figuring out my lineup and I’m tempted to reveal my secret cosplay because I can’t keep secrets & I am so excited for it😂 . . . . . . . . #bookcon #bookcon2018 #ild #internationallolitaday #selfie #selca #lolita #egl #eglcommunity #lolitafashion #innocentworld #elegantgothiclolita #kinglear #makeup #mua #fashionista #kawaii #harajuku #vintage #classiclolita #altfashion #instadaily #instabeauty #alternativegirl #alternativefashion #newyorkcity #nycblogger #nyc #bookworm #thebookcon (at New York, New York)

Getting ready for #TheBookCon 💕😘 I will be #NinaZenik from #SixofCrows and my friend will be Kaz! (at New York, New York)

We finally got our photo 👯 Love seeing you every year at BookCon @nicolinenovels, and hopefully we’ll see a lot more of each other! ❤️ ・・・ #bookcon #thebookcon #indieauthors #indiesareworthit (at Javits Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByOR205gcsZ/?igshid=eni7hrc5kojg

While everyone is all about The Royal Wedding, I am like OMG @thebookcon autograph tickets are live! Hope everyone snatched up the signings they wanted. #thebookcon #bookcon #book #bookie #bookish #bookstagram #authograph #booksigning (at New York, New York)

On our way to #thebookcon!!! #cosplay #cosplayer #bookcon #lirael #theoldkingdom #theoldkingdomseries #mustang #redrising #literaturecosplay

Thinking about curating some originals to bring to sell @thebookcon tomorrow. Any requests? #TheBookCon #originalart #comics #ronaldwimberly

BookCon 2018 free book haul! The New York City Bookcon never disappoints. As always the angels working the booth made the con experience even better this year. Props to their ability to manage lines of hungry readers in an excited convention center. The signings and panels were a ton of fun and I felt like there were a wider array of authors signing books this year. Thank you A.C. Gaughen, Tahereh Mafi, Sarah Beth Durst and Nicola Yoon! Also, somehow Victoria Schwab managed to sign hundreds of her new ARCs at the con (possible magic). As always, the books above are only a small sample of the books that were given away over the two day period. (The romance and mystery novel booths were promoting some fabulous authors this year.) If you want to know more about the books above I would be happy to send you links to the novels. I am excited to make my way through my new TBR!

An up-close of the poster being handed out at #TheBookCon this weekend. There's an #excerpt from #Stain on the back (recipients will also have a chance for even more exclusive peeks - deets to come!) so be sure to stop by the @abramskids / @piquebeyond Booth #2207 Sat at 1pm or Sun at 10am •••👑🦄🏰••• There will also be chances to win one on a later date! ••• 🎉🤗🎊••• #gothic #fairytale #WaitingForStain #OnceUponANightmare #aghowardbooks #aghoward #retelling #yafiction #bookcon #freestuff #bookworm #bookstagram #beautifulbooks #fantasy #bookevents #writerslife #books #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookgram #booktography #instabooks #theprincessandthepea #bookish