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I hope you can join me at one of these events in Colorado (front range or mountains!), Maryland, South Carolina, or Tennessee!

Sat, April 25, 2026, 1:00-3:00 Indie Bookstore Day Celebration. Chatting and signing with Laura at Words of Windsor Bookstore, 631 Birch St., Windsor, CO, 80550. Laura will be focusing on The Alchemy of Flowers— come by to say hi! Free and open to all!

Wed, May 13, 2026, 6:30 Laura Resau in conversation with Nicole Hackett about our brand new releases— The River Muse and Mom Brain. The Boulder Bookstore. Boulder, CO. Tickets required. $5 for a ticket, includes a $5 coupon for the bookstore. [Get your tickets here now!] Hope to see you there!

Tues, May 19, 2026, 5:30 The River Muse book launch in Fort Collins! The Old Town branch of the Poudre River Library District, 301 E. Olive St., Fort Collins, CO 80521. Books sold by Old Firehouse Books— be sure to pre-order your book ahead of time here so it’s ready and waiting for you! Author talk, refreshments, chatting, signing, and fun! Free and open to all.

Tues, June 2, 2026, 5:30 Join Laura Resau for an in-conversation author talk, q&a, and signing at M. Judson Books, 130 S Main St, Suite 200A, Greenville, South Carolina 29601. Annissa Joy Armstrong of the Beyond the Page Book Club will be interviewing me! Be sure to pre-order with the store so your copy is ready and waiting! Free and open to all.

Tues, June 9, 2026, 4:30 Join Laura Resau for a reading, author talk, and signing to celebrate her new novel, The River Muse, at The Composition Shop Bookstore. The River Muse. 365 Main St, Longmont, CO  80501. Pre-order on their website to have your book ready and waiting. :-) Free and everyone welcome!

Sun, June 14, 2026, 1:00. Laura Resau and Aimie K Runyan in conversation about our new books— The River Muse and Missed Connections. The Tattered Cover, Colfax Ave., Denver. Reservations required—your ticket cost includes a copy of the book. Reserve your place and get your ticket here! Can’t wait to see you, Denver friends!

Tues, June 23, 2026, 7:00. The River Muse Author Talk and Signing with Laura Resau. Library Hall, Bud Werner Memorial Library, Steamboat Springs, CO. Books sold there by Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Free and open to all! More info here. :-)

Fri, July 3, 2026, 6:00-9:00. The River Muse Chatting and Signing. Bookstore on the Square, Old Town Square, 113 Linden St., Fort Collins, CO. This is part of the First Friday festivities. Free and open to all— come say hi!

Fri, Sept 11, 2026-Sunday, Sept 13, 2026. Grand Mesa Writers Symposium in Cedaridge, on the Western slope of Colorado. Laura will lead a creative writing workshop on Saturday, and participate in activities at the weekend gathering. Registration required.

Sat, Sept 26, 2026. Patapsco Literary Festival. Historic Ellicott City, Maryland. Books sold by Backwater Books. I’ll be chatting about The River Muse on the adult stage, and Stand as Tall as the Trees on the kids stage. Times and details to come! I’d love to see you there!

Wed, Nov 4, 2026. Evening author talk: The Alchemy of a Novel (focusing on The Alchemy of Flowers and The River Muse.) East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Organized by the Knoxville Friends of the Library. Books sold by Union Ave Books. Stay tuned for details and ticket link!


Stay tuned for more events coming in 2026!

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The River Muse is featured in She Reads— Magical Realism Books

The River Muse is featured in She Reads— Travel Books

The Alchemy of Flowers is on the list of Best Books of 2025 from Colorado Public Radio!

The Alchemy of Flowers is featured in the Bookshop article “Books to Read When the World Feels Too Heavy.”

The Alchemy of Flowers is featured as a best new fantasy in Bookbub’s Readworthy.

Listen to my latest podcast interviews and read my latest articles! Get the links here.

Book Clubs: You can get my Book Club Guide for The Alchemy of Flowers here! There are thought-provoking questions, a playlist, and recipes.

The audiobook of The Queen of Water is now available from Tantor Media! Available wherever you get your audiobooks.

The What the Moon Saw audiobook is available! M.L. Sanchez is narrating, and I’m SO thrilled!

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How cool is this?!!! The River Muse is featured in this People Magazine article about Must-Read Spring Books!! 🌷📖💫 Ten authors offer their recommendations… And I'm honored that the fabulous Suzanne Nelson, author of the Librarians of Lisbo
Bonjour, my friends!🌞 Just a heads up that my next newsletter is coming Wednesday morning, and I hope you subscribe through the link in my profile! 💌 You'll get a link to chapter 1 of The River Muse... a fun sneak peek to give you a taste of what'
Happy indie bookstore day! 🥰📚 Thank you to everyone who came out to Words of Windsor this afternoon… I had so much fun talking with you! 🩵 There are still a few signed copies of The Alchemy of Flowers there... grab your copy soon if you we
So grateful to Nicole Hackett for this beautiful quote about The River Muse! 🩵🎶📖 Nicole is the brilliant author of Mom Brain, which just came out this week! 🎉 It's a smart, funny, thought-provoking literary thriller with an escapist Hawaiian se
A huge MERCI to everyone who has been grabbing their $2.99 eBook of The Alchemy of Flowers this month! 🥰📖💫 For weeks, it's been a top seller in magical realism, in the company of favorite authors like Sarah Penner, Evie Woods, Sarah Addison Allen
Steamboat Springs readers! I'd love to see you at my event with the fabulous Bud Werner Memorial Library on June 23 at 7 PM, as part of their author series... free and open to all. 🏔️🌞 Please share this invitation with your friends and family in St
Have a cozy spring weekend, my friends! 🫖♥️ I'll be at the Fort Collins book festival on Saturday morning (4/18) at 9:30 at the Foothills Mall for a presentation about The Alchemy of a Novel... 🗝️📖💫 I hope to see you there! On Sunday, I'
I'm hugely grateful to the talented and generous author, Kimberly Brock, for this beautiful review of The River Muse! 🩵🙏🪉 One of the best things about moving into a new genre has been connecting with other authors and their books. Kimberly's late
Hello my friends! Who lives in the Greenville, South Carolina area? Who has friends or family there? 💫🥰 I would be so thrilled to see you all in person at my event at M. Judson Books on Tuesday, June 2, at 5:30 to celebrate the release of The River
My friends, can I ask a favor? If you know someone who reads e-books and might enjoy The Alchemy of Flowers, can you send this post to them? Thank you! 💐🙏🥰 And if you haven't read it yet, you can grab it now for the price of a cup of coffee! 😘☕️