Back in 2010, Matt and I attended the first Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2). A lot has changed over the past 9 years, but I still have a good time. This year I listened to sci-fi and fantasy authors talk about how they approach magic in their books, and heard some of my favorite childhood voice actors showcase their talents.

packed. They sold out of 3-day badges and Saturday badges, so I'm really curious as to what the total number of attendees was. I typically go to C2E2 for the literary guests, but C2E2 has started having the majority of their literary panels on Friday, so I may need to start going on Fridays instead of Saturday. The only author I planned to see was S.A. Chakraborty (and if you haven't read The City of Brass series, please do that now).
Before that, Matt and I wondered and I bought some pretty fun tea from an online shop called Dryad Tea. It was a nerdy/fandom store so of course all of their tea names had fun names.


Lastly, I joined Matt for the advanced screening of Nos4er2 since he enjoyed the comic. It was an interesting pilot and I can see the horror elements, but I didn't understand one thing. Matt assured me that it was normal, but I was still annoyed.
And that was our day at C2E2. Looking at my written report, it didn't seem like much (especially since I only went for one day) but I was wiped out by the end of the day. Here's hoping the C2E2 continues hosting authors and that the publishers have more buy-in to attend (seriously, only Fierce Reads and Epic Reads attend with a handful of books to sell, not even their adult SFF stuff).
What cons do you regularly attend?
Have you ever been to an awkward author event (or any other kind of event, really)?
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