Friday 27 March 2015

Book Expo America: Have You Gone? - F&F


Feature and Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host has their own Feature Blog, and the goal is to increase blog followers and to make new friends. If you want to take part, answer the question posted, add your post to the linky, follow the hosts and the featured blogs, and hop from blog to blog leaving a comment to say hello, and follow, follow, follow!


This Weeks Question:


Have you ever been to BEA?

If not, what’s stopping you? If you have, what was your best experience there?

– Suggested by The Paperback Princess.

Ahhh, Book Expo America! The Disney World for book bloggers! To answer the main question… No, unfortunately I haven’t been to BEA.

Why I haven’t been? I’m literally on a different continent! I’m from Ireland, and it can be quite a trek to get to the States – not to mention that international flights are expensive! I’d love to go one year, but it would have to be combined with another event, like a holiday or something along those lines. But… it would probably be best to schedule it at the end of a holiday. Overweight baggage is expensive and a pain in the rear – believe me, I’ve learned the hard way! I usually buy some books when I’m on holidays anyway… so I could only imagine how bad I’d be if I was unleashed in BEA!

When I began blogging last year, I remember seeing AMAZING book haul pictures in the immediate aftermath, but the part that stuck in my mind since then was all the bloggers that have known each other online for years, and finally getting to meet in person at BEA! I think this is so awesome! (We totally need a rest of the world version, purely for those amazing moments!)

Have you been to BEA? If you have, what were your best moments?


18 comments:

  1. Do check out my FF: http://bookstopcorner.blogspot.in/2015/03/feature-follow-6-lets-talk-about-our.html

    New follower

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  2. I haven't too, and for the same reasons with you! We really need an event like BEA outside America.

    New follower, my FF :)

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    1. I'd love to see an International event! It would be awesome =) Thanks for stopping by, Tiffany!

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  3. I haven’t been to BEA either.

    I’m a new follower on Bloglovin’.

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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    1. Hopefully we'll get to go someday! Thanks for stopping by, AJ :) Have a great weekend!

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  4. I haven't been to BEA for almost the same reasons as you... Ugh!

    I followed you via Bloglovin' :)
    Barbara @ Banosaur Blog

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    1. It kind of sucks, doesn't it! I would be fabulous if we'd get a European version :D Thanks for stopping by, Barbara!

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  5. I haven't been to BEA either, and I feel like that's a lot of people's answer, even if they live in the US! I went to Ireland a couple years ago and it was gorgeous! Old follower!

    Lizzie @ lizziethesarcasticblonde.blogspot.com

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    1. Awwww, so glad you liked Ireland, Lizzie :) It can be lovely place to visit (if you avoid the uber-expensive tourist-y places ;-)) Hopefully one day we'll get to go to BEA, it'd be really good :D Have a great weekend!

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  6. Nope I haven't.. I am from India and you know, how everyone has their dream place to visit? Mine is Ireland! New follower via email, goodreads and twitter. here is my very first FF

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    1. Awwwww! I really hope you get to visit Ireland one day :D Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. I haven't been to BEA. It's way too expensive.
    Old follower.
    My FF: http://onceuntold.blogspot.com/2015/03/feature-follow-friday-bea-attendance.html

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    1. It really is so expensive! Hopefully one day we'll be able to go :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  8. Can you imagine if there was a big European Book Expo with could all meet up at? That wold be amazing :)

    Have a great weekend, Alma :)

    Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews

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  9. Love the comparison to Disney Land! I'm on a different continent too, there should definitely be a British or European version!
    Old follower :)
    Here's my FF!

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  10. I haven't been to BEA...or Disney World for that matter! I need to start going on vacations! I do have a couple local events that I go to though.

    New follower!
    My FF!

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  11. First off. DIDN'T KNOW YOU LIVED IN IRELAND THAT IS SO COOL. And also, I AM GOING TO BEA THIS YEARRRR

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