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[Armchair BEA 2016] Day 1: Introductions and Diversity

Armchair BEA is an online conference that runs in conjunction with Book Expo America (BEA) in New York City.

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Participating was a shotgun decision because despite knowing I was going to be busy this week, I still wanted to join in on the ish of BEA fun times.

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[Book Events] Indigo Teen Summer Preview 2016

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Indigo’s Summer Teen Preview

On March 16, 2016, I was invited to attend Indigo’s Teen Summer Preview Event (re chapters.indigo.ca) — which, in hindsight, if you were a random passerby on the outside looking in, we’d look like a cult following in a kumbaya campfire formation. Or maybe Readers Anonymous (?). Thanks for sharing, I guess.

And if you’re wondering what Indigo is, just imagine if Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Kinokuniya, or Dymocks hosted an event. Bam.

And as you know, I am terrible at remembering to take photos so I’ll be recapping this event via my super [fail] memory and crediting images taken via the Twitter hashtag #IndigoSummerPreview.


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[Toronto Bookmas 2015] — Event Recap

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Last weekend, I had the pleasure of joining Patty @ Bookishwanderlovee and Amanda @ Brains Books and Brawn at hosting Jingle Books and MistleTOe: A Bookmas Gathering. It was a night of snackages, book talk, and shenanigans involving Patty’s cat Snowball.

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