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Let's talk about Book Con! I would love to hear the experiences of those who went! Obviously this is MY experience and everyone is different, but in this video I go through what Book Con was like in 2019 vs 2026 and how things have changed plus my take on the whole situation.

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timestamps
0:00 Welcome!
1:39 Book Con PRE COVID, the difference between Book Expo & Book Con, and the changes in the publishing landscape
7:24 Book Con is a convention like Comic Con
10:10 Book Con had its issues
15:46 ARC Drops
18:47 Congestion Issues, should’ve used the whole Javits Center
19:38 Programming & Vendor variety could’ve been better, moderators
20:34 Book Con Programming, genres, authors
22:50 Is it worth going as an introvert?
24:37 My personal experience!
29:51 Brevo
31:00 My Book Con Week Haul! Everything I BOUGHT
35:33 Bye!!

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