Last month, BookCon and BookExpo made an announcement that everyone was expecting by that point: Due to the COVID-19 situation, the BookCon and BookExpo events set to be held at the Javits Center in New York City were canceled. However, the community behind the massive convention isn’t skipping out on 2020 entirely! ReedPop just announced […]
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After announcing in initial two-month delay from May to July, BookCon and its more industry-based sister event BookExpo are no longer taking place in 2020. Due to its population density, COVID-19 has spread quickly through the city and overwhelmed hospitals. In early April, the Javits Center– where BookCon and BookExpo is held each year– was […]
As COVID-19 is affecting all of us, but its an especially hard hit for small business owners and their employees who question whether they’ll be able to stay afloat in the long term following the global repercussions for the pandemic. Among these small businesses are the beloved indie bookstores that introduce us to new stories […]
ReedPop has already set a rescheduled date for the massive duo book event to July 22-26, 2020 at Javits Convention Center in New York City. BookExpo, the publishing trade show, and BookCon, the consumer show, were postponed from its originally scheduled May dates due to the threat of COVID-19 and the mandate of the closing […]
When I finished the Caraval trilogy just weeks before attending BookCon 2019, I knew there was one author I wanted to speak with: Stephanie Garber. I will admit I had resisted reading Caraval, as it did not sound like my type of story. But Garber’s trilogy brought magic and mystery alive with such spirit, and […]
The LOOKING FOR ALASKA cast and creators are dishing on the big adaptation! When BookCon hit New York City a couple weeks ago, Hulu showed up at the country’s biggest book event with a panel for Looking For Alaska, their eight episode miniseries based on John Green‘s beloved 2005 novel. Now, Penguin Teen is sharing […]
This past weekend at BookCon, Hulu teased an upcoming release that fans have been waiting on for years: The adaptation of John Green‘s debut novel Looking For Alaska. The novel and its adaptation follow Miles “Pudge” Halter, a Florida teen who discovers himself in an Alabama boarding school among a close, eclectic group of new […]
Before Looking For Alaska comes to Hulu as a miniseries, it’s coming to BookCon for a special panel! The novel and its adaptation follow Miles “Pudge” Halter, a Florida teen who discovers himself in an Alabama boarding school among a close, eclectic group of new friends, including the whimsical object of his affection, Alaska Young. […]
Alexandra Bracken and Amandla Stenberg shared some big details at THE DARKEST MINDS panel! There was so much novel love at this year’s BookCon, but there was also plenty of book-to-movie love! The Darkest Minds author Alexandra Bracken and Amandla Stenberg, the star of the film adaptation, headed up a special preview panel in which […]