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message 1: by Jim (new)

Mar 26, 2014 01:34PM

My publisher e-mailed this AP wire to me. It may be of interest to some group members.

Hillel Italie AP - 14 hours ago.

New York (AP) - The organizers of New York Comic Con, ReedPOP, announced Wednesday they will launch BookCon during BookExpo America, a weekend gathering in New York in late May.

The "massive pop culture" event will feature author John Grisham, actress-author Amy Poehler and other well-known guests.

BookExpo will have its own celebrity guests, including Lena Dunham and Anjelica Huston, but it's primarily a trade show held for booksellers, librarians and others in the industry. BookCon will be open to the general public.

According to ReedPOP, BookCon will take place May 31 at the Javits Center and include panel discussions, podcasts, interviews and trivia contests - programming also common at BookExpo.

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