While its forefather, the BookExpo America (BEA) catered to those serving in some official literary-related field, BookCon, the weekend event at the Javits Center, was open to the public. The madness that resulted in free giveaways at BEA switched into madness for getting a hold of tickets or wristbands to get autographs and into panels with top celebrity authors, including Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak, Nick Offerman (with Paul Rudd and John Hodgman), Aziz Ansari and the final special event featuring some of the cast of the film adaptation of John Green’s Paper Towns. A panel on the film adaptation of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, was attended by the author, director and a couple of the stars. One of the busiest booths belonged to Litograph, a company that reproduces entire books on artistic posters and shirts. The combined Penguin/Random House booth had outstanding traffic due to its constant giveaways and signings.
Photos by Sachyn Mital for the Village Voice.
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Nick Offerman
RL Stine signing a poster.
Paul O. Zelinsky and Emily Jenkins of Toys Go Out
Celeste Ng
R.L. Stine and Marc Brown at BEA 2015.
Mindy Kaling at BEA 2015.
Felicity Day
George RR Martin cutout getting some attention
David Duchovny
Sara Polsky
John Hodgman at Nick Offerman's Gumption panel.
Nick Offerman
Nick Offerman
Paul Rudd, John Hodgman and Nick Offerman
Paul Rudd, John Hodgman and Nick Offerman
Paul Rudd and Nick Offerman
Paul Rudd, Nick Offerman and John Hodgman
Giant Captain Underpants
Press availability for the film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: author Jesse Andrews, Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke and director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Thomas Mann
Daniel Jones and Aziz Ansari at Ansari's "Modern Romance" panel
Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari
Daniel Jones and Aziz Ansari at Ansari's "Modern Romance" panel
Aziz Ansari
Olivia Cooke & Thomas Mann
A panel on the film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl featured author Jesse Andrews, director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Olivia Cooke and Thomas Mann
Austin Kleon
Rotten Tomatoes panel
Rotten Tomatoes panel