Decide Your BookCon Journey

With a show as big as BookCon, it can be difficult narrowing down what programming you want to see and be a part of. Luckily for you, we have a solution…

With our Decide Your BookCon Journey pages, you’ll be able to see curated lists of exhibitors, panels and happenings based on your favorite book genres. While these won’t be comprehensive offerings of all that you can find at BookCon, we hope that it is at least a good starting point for planning your weekend at the show!

For those that prefer a hefty dose of romance with their fantasy, check out these BookCon offerings, brought to you by Kingdom of Threads and Sourcebooks.

• Kingdom of Threads, located in Hall 3 at Booth 255
  • Some of our favorite products of theirs:
    • Starfall Celebration Keepsake Puzzle, $17.99
    • Basgiath War College Embroidered Patch, $9
    • Kingsley Plushie, $25
• Sourcebooks, located in Hall 3 at Booth 421
  • A staff favorite read is Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsay Straube
• Darling Embers (Hall 3, Booth 561)
• The Well Red Damsel (Hall 3, Booth 407)
• M.C. Studios (Hall 3, Booth 338)
• Rosiethorns88 (Hall 1A, Booth 1418)
• Dead Wrath and Beyond (Hall 1A, Booth 1031)

• We Pledge Allegiance to Your Vibes: How to Create the Perfect Atmosphere
  • Saturday, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, Room 1A01-02
• World Building and How It Shapes the Romance in Romantasy
  • Saturday, 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM, Room 1A23-24
• Romance in Fantastical Realms: A Spell-Binding Look at Love in YA Fantasy and Speculative Fiction
  • Sunday, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Room 1A21-22
• Into the World of Romantasy: Exploring the Marriage Between Genres
  • Sunday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Room 405

• O’Junea Brown at Table G-6 (Hall 1A-1B)
• Frankie Diane Mallis at Table G-13 (Hall 1A-1B)

For those that prefer the eeriness and intrigue of a good mystery or crime novel, check out these BookCon offerings, brought to you by Sourcebooks.

• Sourcebooks, located in Hall 3 at Booth 421
  • Some staff favorites from Sourcebooks? The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton and The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine!
• Salty Girl Books (Hall 1A, Booth 1038)
• Critical Kit (Hall 1A, Booth 1142)
• Bold Strokes Books (Hall 1A, Booth 1411)

• Murder, She Wrote: Thriller Writing and the Art of Suspense
  • Saturday, 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM, Room 408-410
• Killer Plots: Writing a Thriller Worth Dying For
  • Sunday, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Room 1A23-24
• The Perfect Spot for Murder
  • Sunday, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Room 402

• Desiree Peralta at Table C-3 (Hall 1A-1B)
• Scarlett Rosewood at Table C-12 (Hall 1A-1B)

For those that appreciate the escapism offered by fantasy books, check out these BookCon offerings, brought to you by World of Trash.

• World of Trash, located in Hall 1A-1B at Booth 1139
  • Listen, we love our local trash critters, and World of Trash just gets it, you know? Exhibit A: Opossum Tote Bag, $40
• Forest & Fawn (Hall 3, Booth 344)
  • Want to join a community of readers who love fantasy just like you do? Forest & Fawn has just the retreat for that!
• Magic: The Gathering (Hall 3, Booth 429)
  • Author Seanan McGuire will be appearing at the Magic: The Gathering booth for an exclusive signing! You can get a copy of their book Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos here.
• Velvet Hammer (Hall 3, Booth 340)
• The Wild Marigold (Hall 3, Booth 541)

• Give That Girl a Sword!
  • Saturday, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Room 409
• The Worlds That Could Be
  • Saturday, 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM, Room 408-410
• This is Going to Be Epic: A Look at High Fantasy Fiction
  • Sunday, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, Room 408-410
• The Alchemy of YA and New Adult Fantasy
  • Sunday, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM, Room 405

Lia Ramirez at Table A-19 (Hall 1A-1B)