Event Recap: GalaxyCon Columbus & Fandom, Storytelling, and the Joy of Being a Little Obsessed GalaxyCon Columbus proved why it’s one of the most beloved fan conventions in the Midwest. Equal parts celebrity access, creator celebration, and community gathering, the weekend brought together film, television, books, comics, cosplay, and pop […]
Events: SDCC 2024 Event Recap San Diego ComicCon 2024 is in the books. Christy and Kelly hit the convention center for the 4 day event and tried to be more present in panels this year, than on the show floor. I think it worked, we only bought books, which is […]
Event Recap: The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller It’s been so long since I’ve been to a regular book event so when I saw that Old Firehouse, my local indie, was hosting Lindsay King-Miller’s queer zombie book, I had to go! I grabbed an audio ARC of this book (narrated […]
Event Recap: YallWest 2024 We’ve been attending and blogging about YallWest for all 10 years of the festival and were thrilled to attend again this year! This annual pilgrimage to Santa Monica means not only connecting with authors but with fellow bookish people, publishers, and other book aficionados! It’s been […]
Event Recap: FanExpo 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 – […]