BARNES AND NOBLE FREE BOOK FESTIVAL

[@dragonetteamelia]

Wish this was happening in more states!! Looks sooo fun

[@SusanCarolynn]

I KNOWWW I really wish they’d expand it to more states/cities!!! I know so many ppl would be interested!!

[@spottedtime]

I also wish this was in more states. But the major problem is when you realize that you just made your TBR list, way too long to even fathom reading all the new books you got

[@zoelenss9182]

$17?!!! That’s a freakin steal!!!

[@meowx_]

fr like $17 for 22 books is insane!!

[@aishitemasuu]

​@@meowx_ fr, it would probably cost like 200 or 300 in a normal bookstore😭

[@_B00K_0-0]

@@aishitemasuugirlie it would be 72638362836 dollars😭😭

[@isabella_maria9557]

Id RUN SO FAST TO THAT PLACE 😅😂 luckyyy

[@KiwiKamea]

I would be the one with a suitcase too 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrsDetroit622]

BOOKCON!?????!! I'D NEVER GO HOME.

[@meowmeowfuzzyface3698]

I would STRUGGLE with having self-control and not taking every book. This looks so fun! I wish they did this where I live.

[@Tef_Padma]

GAH I *NEED* TO GO TO ONE OF THOSE, *NEEED* I will admit, it would take all of my self control not to take one of every book. Probably would need someone to silently judge me so I can restrain myself

[@SusanCarolynn]

YES exactly!!!

[@abigailgrant5435]

My literal dream 😍

[@SusanCarolynn]

IT WAS SO AMAZING

[@laurentracy6282]

This is incredible! I would have had so many bags stuffed with books❤

[@tessib.1043]

Wow that’s incredible!

[@isysslepore72]

I’m from NYC I wish I knew I definitely would have fun there and meeting like minded people 😊

[@meowx_]

there'll probably be another around march next year! last year I think it was at the end of february

[@fional4696]

Oooh I need to know if stuff like this happens in Australia, I’d so be there 😭

[@KirstenMarie_MS3]

Our librarian used to go to similar events. She would've been one of those with suit cases. Some were restricted to librarians, some were open, and some were formal conferences Anyway, my friends group would be given ARCs fkr and other books for helping screen all the books she would have stacked in the back. And since this was 2002-2005, I was the only anime/manga fan and got all the mangas to screen. Lol. I also pretty much built the manga section until I was joined in 2004.

[@bookaholicbanter]

😮 Oh wow! That is so awesome! If I had known about this I would have jumped on the train.

[@SusanCarolynn]

YES OMG I think they're doing it annually, so it was in March this year!

[@Ru_na]

I've never heard of such a festival. How cool is that? 🤩🤩🤩

[@_F4N_0F_M4NY_]

WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN TO MEEEEE PLSSS IM PRAYING TO THE GODSSSS 😭😭🙏

[@alyciag6427]

I miss living in NY for that bookstore alone lol and wishing I went to this book festival 😩😍

[@Lost_Dreams13]

I need one so bad, just from what’s shown in the short I seen so much I would love to own and read 😭

[@deniseavila145]

Wow I wish they had that in Chicago I would definitely go.

[@inziati]

The Wilderness of Girls is sooo good! I hope you enjoy it too!

[@zoereid8104]

Literally my DREAM. So jealous 🥹

[@SusanCarolynn]

definitely mark your calendar for next year’s!! It was so much fun, I could not recommend more!!!

[@inezsfunlab1924]

Omdddd we have that in Hong Kong and it is honestly sooo amazing all the books are on low price and they have a lot of different books

[@alexisb3829]

Sounds awesome

[@SusanCarolynn]

It was so fun!!!

[@notsomuchhere1387]

I WISH THIS WAS SOMETHING IN MY COUNTRY

[@theetang5414]

WHATTTTT!!! How awesome!

[@Myaaabelll]

Omg what a dream 🥰

[@angeline00]

wow❤

[@angrydollsrantsandreviews791]

I hate New York, used to live there, but that sounds so awesome and I would have gone if I still lived there.

[@kristine9108]

Omgggg I want to do this it looks so fun! And for only 75?🎉

[@SusanCarolynn]

even better, it was only $17 to enter the space!! plus they gave you a $5 gift card too so more like $12!!

[@JusticeIsom]

I’m jealous!!

[@VeryCrazyBae868]

I wanna go 🥺

[@NYCrainbow]

Omggg I wish i knew about this!!!

[@alyssaphillips3903]

Wait- so did you get all those books for free?? (I hope you respond to this comment 😭😭

[@thenerdymillennial]

When is the next one? I need to go

[@JeantheSecond-ip7qm]

WHY DON’T I LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY! Right. Traffic.

[@gigiisaweirdo8175]

😭take me with you 😭

[@leezirkle7840]

I never get that lucky. My Barnes and Noble barely has 2 shelves of horror.

[@heavenlybibliophile]

book haul!!

[@kayla.figueroa]

i was gonna go im so sad i didnt now

[@LucidLibrary]

what a dream

[@jacobcunanan-n6j]

I woulda bought all the books lol

[@caseya5934]

Wait how did you hear about this?? This looks so cool!

[@linarabon4196]

i keep telling people i need to visit new jersey and this is another sign

[@gideonrasmussen9425]

Why have I never heard of these?!?!

[@GeorgiaIsReading]

I don’t think I would be able to carry all the books I would want home!

[@SusanCarolynn]

SAME hahaha I was struggling!!

[@Editzfr2]

Give me 1000 page book recommendations that are actually good

[@melaniegrace7707]

Whattttttt I can’t believe this exists

[@GamingWithABoyandAGirl]

HOW DO I FIND SOMETHIGN LIKE THIS!?!?!?

[@kellyannburgoine6810]

Is this an annual event? I am going to plan a trip to NYC if if is 😊

[@SusanCarolynn]

yes! they've done it this year and last year at around this time. Would definitely make the trip out to NYC just for it...it was absolutely worth going!!

[@kellyannburgoine6810]

Awesome! Thank you so much for your reply I am in the UK and will take some planning I will need luggage space for books haha!

[@some5794]

Whaaaaat?????? Why didn’t I hear about this?

[@P-kz2fx]

I went to barnes and nobles for first time today (im a tourist in nyc). And it was so miserable and bland 😭 the book covers had a weird grainy, course texture. And they were all floppy and felt flimsy and cheap. Plus the average book was $18. Wtaf. How are u guys living???? A hardcover was $30 and i found it for less than half the price on amazon in my country

[@Anaieseart]

NOOO I MISSED IT

[@SusanCarolynn]

😭😭 but I would def add to your calendar for next year! I believe they have it annually around the first week or so of March!

[@Crystal-zn8uj]

FREE BOOKS?!

[@alandrilaubscher6741]

Where can I find information for next year😮😮😮

[@SusanCarolynn]

I would subscribe to the barnes and noble union square email list!! And follow them on Eventbrite as well!

[@avelinda113]

When was this?

[@SusanCarolynn]

in early march!!! I think the 2nd or the 3rd?

[@lunaginebra]

Wait but like all those books for free? I suppose not all of them were, right?

[@SusanCarolynn]

all of them were!!!

[@alinaanna9547]

Was it only YA and romance ?

[@SusanCarolynn]

there was a bit of everything!! I didn't see too much non-fiction but there was practically every genre of fiction!

[@AlliNW0nderland.]

Wait what????

[@Vglovereading1]

EXCUSE ME WHAT

[@DM-dj7pw]

cringe. the voice is cringey too..

[@SusanCarolynn]

thank you bestie 🫶🫶

[@ruthie_irl]

Seeing this sooo late! How did you hear about this? Are they going to do it again? @SusanCarolynn

[@SusanCarolynn]

I heard about it through the barnes and noble union square marketing/event emails! I think they do it every year! they announced it in early February (I think!), so about a month in advance before it actually happened!

[@ruthie_irl]

Awesome, thank you! I definitely wanna make it out to the next one.

[@SusanCarolynn]

@@ruthie_irl yes omg!!! It’s totally worth it!! I really want to go again 🫶🫶

[@wonder_alissa]

This is a dream come true honestly 🥹

[@SusanCarolynn]

literally the best!!!