BookCon Haul and Giveaway!!!!!!

Hey Dewey Readers!  

Jillian and I were super lucky to be able to both go to BookCon 2018 this year, where we had an absolute blast.  We grabbed some super cools ARCs, met authors like Jennifer Armentrout, and grabbed some bookish pins, tote bags, and more.  

Some on which you can win in our 2018 BookCon Giveaway!  To enter all you have to do is like this post here (or the post on our IG) and be sure to follow us!  It's that easy! This giveaway will run for 1 week and we will privately message or e-mail the winner.  

So our thoughts on BookCon:

Here's part of my 2018 Book Con haul.
My favorite part?  The Book Boss Shirt.

Jessica -   I've been a little disappointed in BookCon the past two years.  Back in 2015, Jillian and I went for the 1st time and it was AWESOME.  We scored more books than you could even image and we met authors such as: Elin Hilderbrand, Susan Mallery, Jodi Picoult, and SO MANY MORE.   And their books were FREE!  For the past two years, in order to get ARCs and books signed you need to reserve tickets in advance and they go FAST.  You can still have authors sign books and grab ARCs, but they're not the popular well known ones.  This year in particular, ARCs were few and books for sale were numerous. A little disappointing.  They also didn't check out bags or tickets when we walked in on either day, which personally bothered me.   

Jillian -   I was *really* disappointed at BookCon this year.... (what the heck, BookCon?!)
Jessica and I went for the first time back in 2015.  It was EPIC. We came home with toe bags and totes bags full of books.  We had so many books that we needed a four seater spot on the train. I couldn't go last year, so this was my first time back in 3 years... I don't think that I'd go back for Saturday next year. 

Here is my haul! Well part of it anyway....
My favorite part is definitely my mad hatter bookbeau!

First things first, Saturday was a MAD house.  It was awful.  There were just people EVERYWHERE. They had SUITCASES.  Let me tell you, it was challenging to navigate around the suitcases plus the people....There were lines EVERYWHERE. There were signs denoting that breaks in the lines.  It felt like for every 5 lines we found, only 1 of them was still accepting patrons.   Word on the street is that people were selling items (ARCs perhaps??) and that's why they changed the BookCon ways.  Listen, I don't care that things have changed. I don't care that I need to spend money on a book. All I ask is that it made be known somewhere! Let me know that I will have to purchase the book and a ticket for the author to sign.   I was sad that we didn't really get any ARCs. (That was the best part!)  I'm hoping next year that we'll try BookExpo.  I will consider going to BookCon on a Sunday though.. NEVER EVER on a Saturday. 

BookCon 2017 Haul

Hello For the Love of Dewey Readers.

This year BookCon was back in NYC, which means that I was able to attend!  I thought that I would share with you my #BookHaul.  

For those of you not familiar with BookCon, it's an event similar to ComicCon, held at the Javits Center in New York.   It's a place where publishers, authors, and most importantly, BOOK LOVERS gather.  A big draw is free ARC's and book signings with favorite authors.  

Jillian & I had attended back in 2015 and came home with quite the #BookHaul.  We even met Elin Hildebrand, Jodi Picoult, and Susan Mallery!  We also listened to an interesting panel about writing by Sloane Crosley, the author of The Clasp.  

2015 BookCon Haul. 

This year, I attended with my boyfriend.  He likes nonfiction.  

Day 1: Saturday was okay.  There weren't too many ARCs, but there were a lot of nonfiction titles.  I was a little disappointed.  In 2015 it felt like free books were EVERYWHERE and there were SO many popular authors signing both adult and ya titles.  

Saturday BookCon Haul. 

Day 2: Sunday was much better. I found and ARC of Elin Hildebrand's new book The Identicals, which I am super excited about!  Unfortunately, we did't get too many signed this year.  Unlike 2015, this year required tickets for individual authors that had to be reserved way in advance.   And even with tickets, those lines were LONG.  Maybe if more booths and popular authors were signing / giving away items at the same time it would cut down on the long lines because attendees would have to choose between them.  You wouldn't be able to see them all, but at least you would be able to see the few you really wanted to.  

Sunday BookCon Haul. 

My Boyfriend's BookCon Haul.

Happy Reading!
~Jessica