{"id":2300,"date":"2019-06-03T14:54:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T18:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:18:36","slug":"blink-at-bea-and-bookcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blink-at-bea-and-bookcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Blink at BEA and BookCon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve never experienced BookExpo or BookCon, you should try to get to one. Blink was happy to participate in the 2019 Expo with a number of our authors.<\/p>\n<p>Annie Sullivan, Lauren Mansy, Alison Gervais and Laurie Boyle Crompton all attended BEA and some even made it to BookCon! Each one enjoyed the opportunity to meet readers. Thank you to everyone who waited in a signing light. We enjoyed seeing you! Each author participated in ARC giveaways\/signings.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos of our events. If you attended, what was your favorite part of BEA?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61387481_2283937761629438_6860218504461680640_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2303\" src=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61387481_2283937761629438_6860218504461680640_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/61387481_2283937761629438_6860218504461680640_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/61387481_2283937761629438_6860218504461680640_n.jpg 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61435158_2281207558569125_6607677966509932544_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2302\" src=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61435158_2281207558569125_6607677966509932544_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/61435158_2281207558569125_6607677966509932544_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/61435158_2281207558569125_6607677966509932544_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61462909_2284123988277482_3628375001427607552_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2304\" src=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61462909_2284123988277482_3628375001427607552_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve never experienced BookExpo or BookCon, you should try to get to one. Blink was happy to participate in the 2019 Expo with a number of our authors. Annie Sullivan, Lauren Mansy, Alison Gervais and Laurie Boyle Crompton all attended BEA and some even made it to BookCon! 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