Host an author at your school! Author visits are an exciting opportunity
to engage students in reading and the writing process.
Touring author visits, when arranged through Boulder Book Store, are free.
R.L. Stine at Columbine Elementary, May 2019. Photo credit: Boulder Book Store
Boulder Book Store will handle book sales, including creating customized order forms
for books and a link for online ordering.
We offer free book delivery to your school before the visit.
Schools can opt to pass along our 20% educator discount to their students,
or use book sales as a fundraiser for their library or classrooms!
For upcoming visits, see the list below!
Peter Reynolds at Superior Elementary, March 2020.
Photo credit: Tracy Huffman, Teacher Librarian, at Superior Elementary.
Please email education@boulderbookstore.com to request an author, or if you have any questions.
Authors Visiting Boulder - Fall 2021
Cardboardia by Richard Fairgray and Lucy Campagnolo - Available for VIRTUAL Visits! Grades 3 - 5
Twig and Turtle #5: Time for Teamwork by Jennifer Richard Jacobson - Available for VIRTUAL Visits! Grades 2 - 4
Local Authors! Available Year-Round
Schools can also host a local author year-round! Non-touring local authors will sometimes charge a fee or require a minimum number of books to be sold, but are often flexible with their presentations and can work with teachers to create a presentation specific to your class.
Please email education@boulderbookstore.com to enquire about local author visits!
Beth Anderson Tad Lincoln's Restless Wriggle - Available for In-Person and Virtual Visits! Grades 2 - 5
Beth's Website
Nina Chapman Micah McKinney and the Boys of Summer - Available for In-Person and Virtual Visits! Grades 6 - 8
Nina's Website
Julie Danneberg Valentine's Day Jitters - Available for In-Person Visits! Grades K - 3
Lija Fisher The Cryptid Duology - Available for In-Person and Virtual Visits! Grades 4 - 7
Martha Freeman Noah McNichol and the Backstage Ghost Grades 3 - 7
Megan E. Freeman Alone - Available for In-Person and Virtual Visits! Grades 5 - 8
Jessica Lanan The Lost Package Grades K - 2
Beth McGuinness Bill Goes to Wall Street - Available for In-Person Visits! Grades K - 2
Claudia Mills The Lost Language Available for In-Person Visits! Grades 4 - 7
Laura Perdew Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations - Available for In-Person and Virtual Visits! Grades K - 3
Jean Reidy What Would You Do in a Book About You? - Available for Virtual Visits! Grades K - 3
Laura Roettiger Aliana Reaches for the Moon Grades K - 5
Stan Yan There's a Zombie in the Basement - Available for In-Person Visits! Grades K - 3
