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ReedPop Announces BookExpo Online & BookConline 2020

May 7, 2020

ReedPop announced today that BookExpo and BookCon, which were to be held the last weekend in May at New York City’s Javits Center before…

BookCon’s Virtual Read-a-Thon Will Help Support Bookstore Workers

April 6, 2020

BookCon, ReedPop’s annual convention dedicated to books, announced today the lineup for their first Virtual Read-a-Thon, featuring more than 25 best-selling, fan favorite authors…

BookCon 2019: Queer Authors Talk Queer Love Stories

June 2, 2019

BookCon has made an effort to diversify its panel offerings since they were so heavily criticized after their inaugural convention for not being more…

BookCon 2019: Looking for Alaska Finally Has a Premiere Date

June 1, 2019

John Green has been part of some memorable BookCon panels since the convention started in 2014. The Fault in Our Stars movie panel at…

BookCon 2019: Adam Rippon Is Beautiful Inside and Out

June 1, 2019

I’m not usually one to read celebrity memoirs, but I’m actually rather excited to read Beautiful on the Outside by Adam Rippon, which comes out…

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BookCon 2019: DC Reveals Details, Artists, Covers & More For Upcoming YA Graphic Novels!

June 1, 2019

A whole lot of information was shared during the DC Ink panel at BookCon 2019! Read on to learn about the publisher’s upcoming Young…

Hulu Page-to-Screen Adaptations Headed to BookCon

April 14, 2019

Powerhouse streaming platform Hulu is bringing two highly-anticipated original series to New York City’s premiere convention for book lovers. There is a lot of…

BookCon Is Coming to NYCC

June 8, 2016

Announced today, ReedPOP – the company behind New York Comic Con – will be bringing BookCon to NYCC. BookCon originally started in conjunction with the…

Top 5 Galleys I Can’t Wait to Read

June 4, 2015

Every year at BookExpo America and BookCon, I go through the list of books that will be featured and make an Excel spreadsheet (color-coded!)…

BookCon 2015: Learning from Past Mistakes

June 2, 2015

Last year’s inaugural BookCon was an unmitigated disaster. Held in conjunction with BookExpo America, the publishing industry’s annual trade show, poor planning and overall…