Event Recap: 2023 in Events Everyone is sharing their Spotify Unwrapped but what about events unwrapped? Ok, this isn’t a thing but let’s pretend it is. For the first time since the pandemic, we both attended events and want to talk about them. Check out the highlights below – and […]
Feature: Kelly & Christy Take YallWest! Kelly and I missed YallWest last year – but not as much as we’ve missed each other. Our last engagement with YallWest was in 2020 with YallStayHome and we are SO ready to hang with our friends and authors later this month! We have […]
Feature: Head to WonderCon 2023 It’s that time again: WonderCon! I make an annual trek to Anaheim to attend SDCC’s sister con because I definitely need another reason to visit Disneyland across the street (jk, I love this con AND its proximity to Disney!). WonderCon features 900+ exhibitors in a […]
Event Recap: FanX Denver One of the first things I did in coming to Colorado was to look for local events. Cons, concerts, etc. Imagine my joy when I learned that Fan Expo, a popular fan convention, was scheduled the week after we moved here! FanX, as it’s referred to, […]
Event Recap & Feature: A Look back at 5 Years of YallWest & Looking Forward to YallStayHome Team BookCrushin has spent the last 5 years celebrating YA at the annual YallWest book festival, held in late spring in Santa Monica. This is a time when we see friends from around […]
Event Recap: YANovCon 2020 Now in its 5th year, YANovCon (hosted by the San Mateo County Library system) continues to be a premiere youth-focused reading festival located in the Bay Area. This year, 18 YA and middle grade authors, ranging from local and new-to-us plus debut and seasoned authors alike, […]
ARC Review & Event Recap: All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace If you are looking for a spectacular book with magic, pirates, mermaids, and a love triangle, then All the Stars and Teeth is your book! Thank you to Fierce Reads for this ARC to read and review, […]
Author Interview, Event Recap, & Giveaway: 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston The holidays are right around the corner so it’s time to break out the holiday reads. We are kicking off our December with 10 Blind Dates, which is a holiday contemporary story full of heart. We caught up […]
Audiobook Review & Event Recap: A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price In January 2019, we met Shannon Price, upcoming local debut author. It’s something else to realize her book is FINALLY here, so many months later! Set in San Francisco, A Thousand Fires is The Iliad meets The Outsiders – […]
Feature: The Map From Here to There by Emery Lord Three years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Emery Lord at a local event. Today I’m here to announce her upcoming tour, including the date in the Bay Area. I’m moderating her January 14th event here in the Bay […]