Teen Night Panels 7:15 - 8:00 PM YA Author Q&A Auditorium If you‘re a reader, an aspiring writer, or both, this session is for you! Join Margo, the Teen Services Librarian, in conversation with three local Young Adult authors. Britney S. Lewis is the Kansas award-winning author of The Undead Truth of Us, The Dark…
Vendors
From sweet treats to awesome reads, vendors for LPL Con are local businesses that can’t wait to tempt you with their amazing goods. Outside Lawrence Public Library Friends & Foundation Book Sale Kentucky Street Shop a selection of books, CDs, DVDs, and audiobooks, priced at $2 and under. All proceeds support the programs and services…
Cosplayers
Cosplay Guests Our Cosplay guests are master crafters, creators, and all-around cosplay royalty! They perform at both regional and national cons. Diana the Great Cosplayer, crafter and sewing specialist from the KC Metro who strives to bring representation, diversity and inclusion in all her creative endeavors Another Castle Creations We're a close-knit group of friends…
Guests
Guests From community organizations to enthusiastic nerds, LPL Con guests are excited to share their love and knowledge with con attendees. Skyler Rehm Skyler Rehm (he/him) is a Data Analyst, cat dad, and LEGO enthusiast from Lawrence, KS. He will be displaying a combination of official LEGO sets and custom builds from his collection to…
Enjoying Dread
I recently watched a horror film that I’d heard about after it set the internet ablaze. As with any horror that generates a considerable internet buzz, headlines and bylines were calling it “the scariest movie ever made” (cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard that). This movie kept people up at night for days…
Artists Alley
Artists Alley LPL Con’s Artists Alley is full of amazing local artists. Ande Parks Ande Parks has worked as a comic book artist for nearly three decades, inking titles such as Daredevil, Ant-Man, Superman, Wonder Woman and Nightwing. Parks' bold style has garnered him nominations in both the Harvey and Eagle awards. Erica Batton Erica…
Will They, Won’t They?
I've never been one for romance books. Or movies. There's something incredibly frustrating to me about the miscommunications, thinly veiled romantic tension, tearful confessions, and heartbreak the romance genre is famous for. Sometimes I want to sit the two romantic interests down for a couples therapy session, sometimes I just want them to kiss already…
Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Aaand there went another Groundhog Day. You know what that means: we're more than halfway through winter. Time to think about the birds and the bees. Literally. I think about the birds much of the time, but late last year I found myself suddenly intrigued by the bees and other bugs (thank you Ed Yong…
The Best of Books, the Worst of Characters
There’s something about reading a book with an unlikeable main character that makes my brain light up like sparklers on the fourth of July.
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