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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 18, 2026, 9:30 FoCo Book Fest, FOOTHILLS MALL*, Fort Collins, CO. Join Laura for her presentation: The Alchemy of a Novel: How do writers take real-life experiences, imagination, and research . . . and transform it all into a captivating story? Laura Resau will give you a fascinating, behind-the-scenes peek at the inspiration for The Alchemy of Flowers. Get tickets on the website (pay-what-you-can.) Hope to see you there! * NOTE THAT THEY CHANGED THE LOCATION FROM THE FORT COLLINS WELCOME CENTER TO THE FOOTHILLS MALL.
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! 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— check back here or on the Tattered Cover website this spring to make your reservation. 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, 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.
Maryland Events (keep checking back, as I’m organizing several!)
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!
If you’d like Laura to virtually chat with your book club (free of charge), please reach out to her through the form linked on the Speaking page.
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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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