As a confirmed bookworm, it’s been really exciting to see the meteoric rise in YA and book events/discussion/love over the past few years. As today is the first day (squeal!) of the Book Expo and Book Con – check out my in-depth schedule here – I thought it was a great time to share some bookish resources…

Annual Reader Conferences, almost enough to get us through each month:

• ALA Midwinter: January
• Apollycon: March
• Yallwest: April
• Romantic Times: May
• Book Expo: May (late)
• The BookCon: June (early)
• ALA Annual: June
• RWA: July
• YallFest: November

Book Deals, if you find you never have enough ebooks:

• First in Line: Access to YA books
• Bookperk: ebook bargains
• Bookbub: Free ebooks
• Off the Shelf: Book recommendations
• Instafreebie: Massive ebook giveaway

YA Newsletters, to keep your to-be-read pile growing at a steady rate:

• EpicReads First5
• FierceReads
• Novl
• Pique
• Riveted
• BookRiot
• Goodreads

Other Book Newsletters, if you believe in a world beyond YA:

• Bookish
• LibraryReads
• LibraryJournal
• Publishers Weekly

Events at NYC Bookstores, for those in the area:

• Books of Wonder at 18 West 18^th St
• The Strand at 828 Broadway
• McNally Jackson at 52 Prince St
• Book Culture at 536 West 112^th St

Hope some of my fellow readers find this helpful. If you see me at any of these events, please say hi!