This is just a quick announcement type post to remind those in the readership that the long-anticipated return of the BookCon is happening this weekend over at the Javits Center starting today and ending tomorrow. The popular convention was paused back during the pandemic times along with the Book Expo America and quite a few of our bookish members in the readership missed it considerably. If anything got done a lot more vorascioully during pandemic it was reading both physical and digital books. Sadly, if you don’t already have a ticket you are out of luck since it’s been sold out since the 2025 New York Comic Con that I discussed at great length over on PiercingMetal and its related social media profiles. Sadder still, “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” will NOT be in attendance for this return as the demand for credentials across the board was massive. Let’s hope for the organizers sake that those who got themselves the professional badges actually do the work and aren’t among the many charlatans that we see out there in the field on an almost daily basis.

While I’m slightly disappointed to miss out on the fun, I will be covering the 2026 edition of the Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase at Industry City and for those who got shut out of the BookCon, this is a proper good time as well. That’s all I have on this so have a good time if you are going and please let me know your thoughts down in the comments section. Until next time.

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