Please continue supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. The Black Lives Matter cardd is constantly being updated with new information, petitions, and resources. If you’ve attended YALC in the past, you’ll know that this coming weekend, 24th – 26th July, should have been YALC 2020. Sadly, Covid had other plans and the convention had to be cancelled. YALC… Continue reading 7 things to do this weekend instead of attending YALC
*sings* It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas. It’s YALC season. YALC (the UK’s Young Adult Literature Convention) is in two days, which means (if you’re anything like me) you’ll be doing some last minute packing tonight, and trying to decide which outfit will help you melt less in the heat.… Continue reading Last minute packing for YALC // Make sure you’ve got everything you need for the big weekend
With YALC less than two days away, excitement levels are reaching peak levels. Hotels are booked, trains are scheduled, and we’re ready to meet authors, hang out with friends, and pick up more books than we can carry. This will be my third year at YALC, but for anyone going for the first time, it… Continue reading 10 tips on how to attend YALC like a boss
It’s been a week since YALC and already I miss it intently. If you didn’t see my previous posts, YALC is a literature convention held in London every summer, offering panels, author signings and publishing stalls with lots of goodies. Last year I attended YALC on the Friday, and ended up loving it so much… Continue reading YALC 2017 Book Haul and Round-up
Hey guys, You’ll probably know from my recent posts, that I’m going to YALC this weekend, so I thought I’d share my plans for each day! There are lots of brilliant panels, workshops and authors signings happening across all three days, but as much as I’d love to, I can’t go to all of them. (I’d… Continue reading YALC plans and schedule
Hey guys! Top Ten Tuesday is on hiatus until mid-August so Jamie @TheBrokeandTheBookish kindly said we could create our own topics in the mean time. Last week I did 10 books with amazing international editions, but this week, since YALC is in four days’ time, I’ve decided to look at 10 book conventions I’d love to… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday [Hiatus #4]: Book conventions I want to visit
Hey guys, It’s July, which means there’s one thing on my mind: YALC. YALC (Young Adult Literature Convention) is a huge event in London that runs from Friday to Sunday in the last weekend of July. Last year was my first time attending and it was an incredible experience; I got to meet V. E. Schwab… Continue reading July/YALC TBR
After rather a lot of deliberation and some help from Sophie and Cece (go check out Sophie’s twitter and Cece’s youtube channel, they’re both great), I narrowed down my reading list for this month. I’ve got a busy month coming up with work, visiting friends and going to YALC, so I’m going to aim to read… Continue reading July TBR
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