Book Expo America: 6 fascinating finds

Book Expo America, the book publishing industry convention, was held this past weekend at the Javits Center, with tons of publishers, authors, booksellers and press descending upon the blockwide building to scope out some of the tomes due out later this year.

I hit the show on Friday to check out what’s coming out, which itself is a monster undertaking, as there are publishers, signings and other events going on all weekend. One man alone cannot see everything, or even half of the offerings.

So, with that in mind, here are six books I happened upon during my travels that struck my interest: