Selling at 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 the beginning of day one (of four) 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

Off-Air Authors

A few authors left before I recorded this episode. It was towards the end of the last day. But they wrote some cool books you should at least take a peek at.

Leslie and Janice Sommers – YA Fantasy, Celtic Mythology

Ashley Grant – Mystery, Thriller

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-CT

Christopher Tallon is the author of the dark, adventurous novels Switchers and Sleepwalker Angel. Find out more: CT’s LINKTREE.