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Fort Collins Reads has made short work of turning the city of Fort Collins into a vivid literary community. Throughout the years, we’ve brought many popular and acclaimed authors with their renowned works to the community for author talks that influence divergent thought processes and bring the community closer through the artfully painted themes in each work.
The following are the amazing authors that we have been honored to host for Fort Collins Reads. Click here for a list of their most current titles!
Brendan Slocumb (The Violin Conspiracy)(2023)
Aimee Nezhukumatathil (World of Wonders) (2022)
Kali Fajardo-Anstine (Sabrina & Corina) (2021)
Alice Hoffman (The World That We Knew) (2020)
Luis Alberto Urrea (House of Broken Angels) (2019)
Jennifer Egan (Manhattan Beach) (2018)
Ann Patchett (Commonwealth) (2017)
Edwidge Danticat (Brother I’m Dying) (2016)
Chris Bohjalian (Close Your Eyes,Hold Hands)(2015)
Colum McCann ( Let The Great World Spin) (2014)
Erik Larson (In The Garden of The Beasts) (2013)
Thrity Umrigar (The World We Found) (2012)
Geraldine Brooks (March) (2011)
Garth Stein (The Art of Racing in The Rain) (2010)
T.C. Boyle (The Tortilla Curtain) (2009)
Julie Otsuka (When the Emperor Was Divine)(2008)
Mark Spragg (An Unfinished Life) (2007)
James McBride (The Color of Water) (2005)
Rudolfo A. Anaya (Bless Me, Ultima) (2004)
Louis Sachar (Holes) (2003)
Lois Lowry (The Giver) (2002)