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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!
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— check their website here! I’d love to see you there!
Sunday, Sept 27, 2026, 1:30. The Ivy Bookshop, 5928 Falls Rd., Baltimore, Maryland. Join me and Jane Delury (author of Hedge) on the beautiful patio of The Ivy for an in-conversation event to celebrate The River Muse. Please reserve your free tickets on Eventbrite: Laura Resau: THE RIVER MUSE with Jane Delury Tickets, Sunday, September 27 • Starts at 1:30 PM | Eventbrite . And for more info, go to The Ivy website: Ivy Bookshop - Laura Resau: THE RIVER MUSE with Jane Delury
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. Register here for your free ticket!
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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So thrilled that The River Muse is recommended in The Colorado Sun by Out West Books!
Check out my article in Writers Digest about how to savor creative adventures!
The Nerd Daily published my essay about why I avoid using AI— like the plague!
People Magazine article featured The River Muse as a top ten must-read spring book recommendation!
The River Muse is featured in an article about the top ten summer reads in Bookstr.
New review of The River Muse: “Peppered with lingering spirits and powerful, unseen forces, this gothic style story provides plenty of opportunities for characters and readers to fear the worst or wonder at mystical marvels… For fans of Emilia Hart and Alice Hoffman.” —Booklist
The River Muse is featured in She Reads— Magical Realism Books
The River Muse is featured in She Reads— Travel Books
The River Muse is featured in Bookstr— Novels Exploring Self Discovery .
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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