When I’m in New York, I just want to walk down the street and feel this thing, like I’m in a movie. Ryan Adams 

This week we are ditching our desks and fav coffee cups and going NYC! 

From 27th until 31 May you will find our BookLikes team at Javits Center, exhibiting during this year’s BookExpo America, we are staying until the weekend for the BookCon, also taking place at the convention centre in New York.

Take this opportunity and come visit us, we are waiting at booth #3029. 

Not to worry, if you cannot be in New York to ask us a question in person, we are still going to be available to reach through the contact form for those of you needing our help. However, we have decided to put all the new releases on hold until we are all back in our BookLikes hub and brainstorm new exciting ideas. So, as for this Thursday, the theme is... NYC, baby! 

I actually have no idea what teen author carnival is except that it's going to be here in NYC and that Jennifer L. Armentrout is going to be there. I actually found out about it when I went on her website to see which books of hers I haven't read (which is A LOT). I hope it's fun. It's a free event and you could bring your own books (which I might do) or buy your own there. I don't really like to buy books on the spot because I like to buy books online as it's way cheaper. 

And then there's bookcon which I went to last year and am going back this year. I'm only going in the hopes of seeing Rainbow Rowell and Jennifer L. Armentrout (can you tell she's my favorite author because I don't think it's obvious). I wasn't going to go because I did not like bookcon last year. It was unorganized and I didn't get to see ANY of the authors I wanted and it was a mess. I waited on lines for an hr for them to tell me WHOOPS NO MORE BOOKS BUT EVEN IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN TIME IS UP. 

I would like to think this year I know what I'm doing. 

In the past month, countless book festivals have taken place everywhere from the West Coast to the East Coast. With BookCon and BEA around the corner, here is what you need to know about the most recent book conventions, festivals, and events.

http://4evercrazyforya.blogspot.com/2015/04/discussion-season-of-book-festivals-is.html 

"This year, BookCon will feature a panel of YouTube celebrities who are all publishing their respective books through Atria Books’ Keyword Press. On that list is Shane Dawson, who is described as being a comedian by some. Dawson is a big fan of blackface, having used it several times in his videos to ‘portray’ women of colour such as Nicki Minaj and Wendy Williams, and has used the N word on more than one occasion.

This is not okay."

Impressions from this year's BEA.  Good time was had, but the last day was ridiculous and unnecessarily so.