BookCon Puts the Pop in Publishing

NEW YORK - On a sunny Saturday morning, the line of people marching into the Javits Convention Center was more than four blocks long. Armed with tote bags and backpacks and smartphones and Starbucks cups, they were here for one thing: books.

Thousands turned out this past weekend for BookCon 2015, the second annual event billed as "the place where pop culture and storytelling collide."

Jonnelle Morris, 29, came "just for today, just for this," from Richmond, Va.