Ep.88 | Working GalaxyCon Richmond with the Pop-Up BookShoppe

The GalaxyCon in Richmond, Virginia, was a ton of fun. I carpooled with Rich Hosek, and together we drove through the night—taking shifts at the wheel—until we arrived in Richmond, Virginia, at day one of this four-day event to sell books with the Pop-Up BookShoppe for the first time.

The Pop-Up BookShoppe is run by an author I first met at the GalaxyCon in Columbus in 2024—C.R. Rice, who was a guest on episode 86. We talked about the Pop-Up BookShoppe then, and this time I went and worked it. In short, it's like an author co-op: we work the table together and try to sell the books that might connect most with the readers' interests, rather than only pitching our own books.

I spoke with the other authors who came out to sell books. In order of Pop-Up BookShoppe seniority, the authors (with their links) are:

C.R. Rice - YA Fantasy (Pop-Up BookShoppe Bosslady)

Scott Clark - Sci-fi, Action Adventure

Heidi Nickerson - Horror

KN Timofeev - New Adult Fantasy, Romance

Benjamin Kamphuis - YA Fantasy

Rich Hosek - Suspense

Christopher Tallon - Horror, Thriller

There were a couple authors who were there but had to leave early so they weren't interviewed (but you should totally check them out, their books look really cool):

Leslie and Janice Sommers - YA Fantasy, Celtic Mythology

Ashley Grant - Mystery, Thriller

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