I have been to many a convention, and let me tell you, NYCC was packed. Saturday was more crowded than any day of San Diego con this year, and everyone was hungry for books! Luckily Orbit had a lot going on to keep the demanding masses satisfied!

As you can see from the picture to the left of Mira Grant signing copies of Feed, Orbit’s author signings were a hit as usual—we ran out of books in less than a half hour for both Mira Grant and Joe Abercrombie, who was signing copies of Best Served Cold.

We also had a fun batch of swag to give away—buttons, bookmarks, and samplers were flying off the table. My favorite part of working the Orbit booth, though, is chatting with fans and recommending books I think they’ll particularly enjoy (we keep a stash of books under the table for just such a purpose). A hot topic of conversation was Jesse Petersen’s Married With Zombies, which caught a lot of attention when it was out of the table…I blame the particular shade of punch-you-in-the-face-pink…and I was happily surprised to find a number of guys asking about it as well as ladies.

All around it was a great con, and check back for more recap, as well as the release of the Parasol Protectorate cover contest!