Category Archives: Conventions, Events & Expos

A Heads Up for You All: BookCon Tickets On Sale Now!

BOOKCON 2019 TICKETS ON SALE NOW — HEADLINERS INCLUDE CASSANDRA CLARE, RAINBOW ROWELL, MARIE LU, EVA CHEN AND OTHERS   Two-Day Convention Where Storytelling is Celebrated in all its Forms Returns to the Javits June 1 and 2, 2019   … Continue reading

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Book Expo/Book Con 2018 Video Haul

I recorded a very long display of things I picked up at BookExpo & The Book Con 2018. Along the way telling stories, detailing the books and more. With over 120+ books a cataloging is also planned, but for now … Continue reading

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Book Expo Collage Previews

BookExpo 2018 runs Wednesday (5/30/2018)-Friday (6/1/2018) followed by The Book Con on June 2nd and 3rd.  In advance of excitement I have made two “collages” of books being featured at the shows in some fashion.  This is not everything I … Continue reading

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A Quick Pre-Look at Book Expo/Book Con 2018

Although my attendance of Book Expo and/or The Book Con at this time are not guaranteed with the show less than a month away I wanted to use the information currently available to pretend I was definitely going and what … Continue reading

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Five Points Festival returns with a new home in Brooklyn NY!

Designer Toys, Street Art, and NYC’s Best Craft Breweries and Food Trucks Collide at the Brooklyn Expo Center! New York, NY (April 19, 2018) – Five Points Festival, a designer toy, street, and alternative art festival is excited to announce … Continue reading

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The Bit Awards of 2017 Experience

I was very excited to attend this year’s The Bit Awards. From the pre gaming, to the being there for the show live and the after party. It did NOT disappoint. There was plenty Monster, donuts, pizza, drinks, etc. before … Continue reading

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The Pop-Culture Spectrum Preview of PLAY NYC

On August 19-20, 2017 NYC game creation and education group Playcrafting hosts the first major video game convention in NYC combining PAX and GDC as best they can.  While New York has hosted game conferences and major panel talks and … Continue reading

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National Pro Wrestling Day 2017-The Young Lions Cup (Giving Back Through Wrestling)

On February 4th, the fun filled lucha-libre party known as CHIKARA, a performance based all ages wrestling company shall present National Pro Wrestling Day 2017. It is done as a yearly event since 2013 as a fundraiser as well as … Continue reading

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Armchair Book Expo America: Beyond the Books

Today ABEA calls for bloggers to discuss the bookish things beyond traditional novels that we enjoy.  For me that’s an easy discussion because after I became a reader on my own at a very young age I found myself introduced … Continue reading

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Armchair Book Expo America: Introduction to the Uninitiated.

To introduce myself to a whole new group of potential new readers or friends isn’t the easiest thing. I’ve been lucky enough to be at Book Expo America since 2009 since it was in my hometown. As most who do … Continue reading

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