Are you wondering how to create your schedule for BookCon without knowing when your most anticipated ARCs are dropping? Are you trying to plan when you have to be on the show floor and when you can visit some panels? Check below to see which booths have released their ARC drop schedules already — and keep scrolling to see one of our writers’ curated BookCon schedules!
Please Note: The below listings are a compilation of information given to us by BookCon as well as information we found from brands on their Twitter pages or websites. If you know of a giveaway that is not listed, send us an email at editor@fictionistmag.com.
Tor/Forge Books — Booth 1545
Tor/Forge has released a full schedule of their booth events, but none of the listed events are ARC drops. Click here to view their events!
Sourcebooks — Booth 1629
Saturday, June 1, at 1:00 PM — ‘Wicked As You Wish’ by Rin Shupeco and ‘Kingdom of Exiles’ by Maxym M. Martineau
Sunday, June 2, at 1:00 PM — ‘Here There Are Monsters’ by Amelinda Berube, ‘That Night’ by Cyn Balog, ‘The Last Witness’ by Claire McFall, ‘I have No Secrets’ by Penny Joelson
Click here to view the full Sourcebooks schedule.
Lion Forge Books — Booth 1609
Saturday, June 1 at 11:00 AM & Sunday, June 2, at 1:30 PM— ‘No Ivy League’ by Hazel Newlevant (Limited to 50 copies – visit the booth earlier in the morning to get a ticket)
Saturday, June 1 at 3:30 PM & Sunday, June 2, at 10:30 AM— ‘Mooncakes’ by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu (Limited to 50 copies – visit the booth earlier in the morning to get a ticket)
Saturday, June 1 at 1:30 PM & Sunday, June 2 at 12:00 PM— ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ by Maia Kobabe (free copies limited to 10 copies – visit the booth earlier in the morning to get a ticket)
Fae Crate — Booth 2912
Saturday, June 1, at 10:00 AM — ‘Mind Games’ by Shana Silver
Saturday, June 1, at 2:30 PM — ‘The Merciful Crow’ by Margaret Owen
Click here to view the entire Fae Crate schedule.
NOVL — Booth 1338
Saturday, June 1, at 10:00 AM — ‘Tale of Magic’ by Chris Colfer + Tote Bag
Saturday, June 1, at 2:30 PM — (both sequels) ‘Rise’ by Ellen Goodlett and ‘Queen of Ruin’ by Tracy Banghart
Saturday, June 1, at 4:30 PM — ‘Supernova’ by Kass Morgan
Sunday, June 2, at 10:00 AM — ‘The Bone Houses’ by Emily Lloyd-Jones + Tote Bag
Sunday, June 2, at 3:30 PM — ‘When the Stars Lead to You’ by Ronni Davis
*Note: NOVL also has pay-to-win games on Saturday and Sunday where you could win an ARC, but there is only a small chance of winning. Click here for the full schedule.
Scholastic — Various Booths (see below)
Saturday, June 1, at 11:00 AM | Scholastic Meeting Room — “I Read YA” meetup. ARCs from: Jennifer Donnelly (Stepsister), Melissa Grey (Rated) Nafiza Azad (The Candle and the Flame)
Saturday, June 1, at 12:30 PM | Scholastic Booth 1639— ‘Truly Madly Royally’ by Debbie Rigaud & ‘Tell Me Everything’ by Sarah Enni
Saturday, June 1, at 1:00 PM | Hoopla Booth 1111 — ‘Stepsister’ by Jennifer Donnelly
Sunday, June 2, at 11:00 AM | Scholastic Meeting Room — “I Read YA” meetup. ARCs from: Jennifer Donnelly (Stepsister), Melissa Grey (Rated) Nafiza Azad (The Candle and the Flame)
Sunday, June 2, at 3:00 PM | Hoopla Booth 1111 — ‘Rated’ by Melissa Grey
Sunday, June 2, at 3:00 PM | Scholastic Booth 1639 — ‘Shatter City’ by Scott Westerfeld
Click here for Scholastic’s full schedule.
Riveted (Simon Teen) — Booth 1838
Saturday, June 1, at 10:00 AM — ‘Cursed’ by Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller
Sunday, June 2, at 11:00 AM — ‘Slay’ by Brittney Morris
Click here for the full Riveted schedule.
Quirk Books — Booth 1239
Sunday, June 2 at 2:00 PM — ‘The GayBCs’ by M.L. Webb
Click here for the full Quirk schedule.
Penguin Random House — Booth 1221, Black Area
Saturday, June 1, at 10:30 AM — ‘The Starless Sea’ by Erin Morgenstern
Saturday, June 1, at 12:00 PM — ‘The Orphan’s Song’ by Lauren Kate
Saturday, June 1, at 1:15 PM — ‘Stories from My Timeline’ by Akilah Hughes
Saturday, June 1, at 2:30 PM — ‘Who Put This Song On’ by Morgan Parker
Saturday, June 1, at 3:30 PM — ‘The Nobody People’ by Bob Proehl
Sunday, June 2, at 11:00 AM — ‘A Song For a New Day’ by Sarah Pinsker
Sunday, June 2, at 12:30 PM — ‘The Queen’s Assassin’ by Melissa de la Cruz
Sunday, June 2, 1:45 PM — ‘The Warehouse’ by Rob Hart
Sunday, June 2, 3:00 PM — ‘American Royals’ by Katharine McGee
View the entire Penguin Random House schedule here.
EpicReads — Booth 2046
Saturday, June 1, at 12:00, 1:00, and 4:00 PM — Different books will be available at different times, and all are listed below (visit the booth the day of to see which books will be available at which times): ‘Kingdom of Souls’ by Rena Barron, ‘Serpent & Dove’ by Shelby Mahurin, ‘Now Entering Addamsville’ by Francesca Zappia, ‘A Treason of Thorns’ by Laura E. Weymouth, ‘Crier’s War’ by Nina Varela, ‘Dear Sweet Pea’ by Julie Murphy, ‘Homerooms and Hall Passes’ by Tom O’Donnell, ‘The Spinner of Dreams’ by K.A. Reynolds
Sunday, June 2, at 12:00, 1:00, and 4:00 PM — Different books will be available at different times, and all are listed below (visit the booth the day of to see which books will be available at which times): ‘Kingdom of Souls’ by Rena Barron, ‘Serpent & Dove’ by Shelby Mahurin, ‘Now Entering Addamsville’ by Francesca Zappia, ‘A Treason of Thorns’ by Laura E. Weymouth, ‘Crier’s War’ by Nina Varela, ‘Dear Sweet Pea’ by Julie Murphy, ‘Homerooms and Hall Passes’ by Tom O’Donnell, ‘The Spinner of Dreams’ by K.A. Reynolds
View the entire EpicReads schedule here.
Macmillan Publishing — Booth 1545
It’s not entirely clear which in-booth events are ARC drops, which are signings of published books, and which are swag drops. Click here to view Macmillan’s schedule.
LitJoy Crate — Booth 1932
Saturday, June 1, at 2:30 PM — ‘Into the Crooked Place’ by Alexandra Christo
Check out one of our editors’ schedules below:
