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2014 BEA Book Blogger Picnic

The BEA Book Blogger Picnic is back!  And this year, we’ve got some changes up our sleeves!  Yay!!

A little background:  Last year, before heading to BEA, I thought it would be nice for lots of us book bloggers to get together for a couple of hours just to meet and chat, because although there is some time to meet and talk to other bloggers at BEA, there isn’t that much time.  So I tweeted about the idea of a gathering on Twitter, and gained some awesome co-organizers (Katelyn from Kate’s Tales of Books and Bands, Alexa from Alexa Loves Books, and Jen from YA Romantics), and we set out to make it happen.  The picnic was lots of fun last year, and we ended up having about 30 bloggers there.  It was great to get to meet everyone!

So this year, Alexa, Jen, Katelyn, and I will be at BEA again and we are so excited the BEA Book Blogger Picnic will be happening again this year!  And this year, we decided to have a two-day event, on Friday and Saturday, so that way if you can’t come on one day, hopefully you can make it the other day!  If you’re a book blogger and you’ll be at BEA or in NYC during BEA, you are officially invited to the 2014 BEA Book Blogger Picnic and the 2014 BEA Book Blogger Meet and Drink!

What: The BEA Book Blogger Picnic is a gathering for all book bloggers during BEA week. It’s a laid-back gathering, where we’ll simply be meeting others and talking about books, blogging, BEA, or anything at all!

Why: A lot of us book bloggers will be in NYC for BEA, and this picnic will allow us to get together in one place at one time!

Who: ALL book bloggers are welcome, whether you’re attending BEA or not!

Where: The lawns outside Heckscher Playground (see map below) near the SW corner of Central Park in NYC.  Look for me, Alexa, Katelyn, and Jen in bright pink BEA Book Blogger Picnic shirts!

When: Friday, May 30, 6-8pm. This is a come-and-go event, so it’s okay to come late or leave early!


Follow #BEABloggerPicnic for info and updates!

Bring your own food (if you want), and meet us at the lawns outside the Heckscher Playground! Here’s a map of the SW corner of Central Park.  If you go into the park from Columbus Circle, you should be able to find us pretty easily, since we will be between Columbus Circle and Heckscher Playground. Be sure to look for us in the bright pink shirts!  We may also have a sign.


We will be right near the point on that red arrow in the map.

What: The BEA Book Blogger Meet and Drink is a kind of happy hour for all book bloggers during BEA week. It’s a laid-back gathering, where we’ll simply be meeting others and talking about books, blogging, BEA, or anything at all!

Why: Lots of book bloggers will be in town for BEA, and this way we can get together and just meet and chat and have a drink or two!


Who: ALL book bloggers are welcome, whether you’re attending BEA or not!

Where: Tir Na Nog Irish Bar & Grill, 315 W 39th St., between 8th & 9th Ave. There are two Tir Na Nogs in Manhattan, so make sure you go to the one on 39th!  We will be in the front bar area, but just ask for the book blogger group if you’re not sure where we are!

When: Saturday, May 31, 8-10pm. This is a come-and-go event, so it’s okay to come late or leave early!  We can also hang out there later if people want to stick around after!


Follow #BBMeetandDrink for info and updates!

We are so super excited to host both of these events this year!  Here are a couple more buttons, in case you want to add some to your sidebar or share them on Twitter or Instagram!  (You can also use the graphics above as buttons!)


Be sure to follow #BEABloggerPicnic and #BBMeetandDrink on Twitter for any news and updates, and you can follow all the organizers as well: @alexalovesbooks, @JenRyland, @KatelynTorrey, and @OverstuffedBook. And please spread the word! Feel free to tweet with #BEABloggerPicnic and/or #BBMeetandDrink, share the event on Facebook, add the graphics to your sidebar, write your own post, whatever!

Also, if you plan on coming, leave a comment below, or send us a tweet with #BEABloggerPicnic or #BBMeetandDrink and let us know!  Come to one, or come to both!

We hope to see you there!

10 Comments

  1. AmberBug

    May 1, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    Thank you for setting this up, I'm hoping the shelfnotes.com team can participate in one of these (if not both).

  2. Jessie Marie

    May 1, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    Yay!! : ) That's pretty much all I can say at this point.

  3. Keri

    May 6, 2014 at 12:22 am

    I'd love to attend both, as long as I have the stamina! BEA can be exhausting but I really want to make the effort to meet lots of fellow bloggers. Can't wait!

  4. Kaina

    May 10, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    This is so exciting!! I really wish to go but my daily state of being an awkward penguin will probably prevent me from doing so xD

  5. Lisa Mandina

    May 19, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    I am going to try to make it to one of these! Although I'll be staying with my sister who lives in the Upper East Side, so will depend how I feel about venturing back out after BEA.

  6. Jen Halligan

    May 26, 2014 at 5:19 am

    I will be at the Blogger Picnic! I leave Saturday so I won't be able to make the meet and drink, boo.
    ~ Jen @ A Book and a Latte & JenHalliganPR.com

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