Books in Bloom 2025
We are excited to announce three amazing authors for this year's Books in Bloom: Kevin Fedarko, Melissa Payne, and Bethany Turner! Don't forget to mark your calendars for the new time and new location. This year, the event will be held on Saturday, May 3 at 10:00 am at CMC at Edwards.
Join us at CMC in Edwards, Colorado at 10:00am. CMC at Edwards is also searchable as Colorado Mountain College Vail Valley. Located near Battle Mountain High School and Rocky Mountain Freedom Park at 150 Miller Ranch Rd, Edwards, CO 81632.
Books in Bloom is an annual event presented by Eagle Valley Library District that brings exceptional authors to you! The event includes author presentations, author book signings, food and beverages, and a chance to mingle with other book lovers.
This year we will host a fabulous brunch event! The event will start at 10:00am, with a chance to enjoy some food and coffee or tea before the author presentations begin. Book signings will be held after all the authors have presented.
Meet the Authors!
Kevin Fedarko is a seasoned author and journalist renowned for his exploration of the American Southwest and his fervent advocacy for environmental conservation. He has been a staff writer at Time magazine, where he worked primarily on the foreign affairs desk, and a senior editor at Outside, where he covered outdoor adventure. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, and Esquire, among other publications. He and his wife, Annette Avery, owner of Bright Side Bookshop, live in Flagstaff, Arizona, where they spend as much of their free time as possible hiking in the Grand Canyon or in mountains just outside of town. Visit author website.
Melissa Payne is the bestselling author of six novels, including In the Beautiful Dark and The Wild Road Home. After an early career raising money for nonprofit organizations, Melissa began dreaming about becoming a published author and wrote her first novel. Her stories feature small mountain towns with characters searching for redemption, love, and second chances. They have been three-time Colorado Book Award finalists and Colorado Authors League 2020 and 2023 winners for mainstream fiction. Melissa lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and three children, a friendly mutt, a very loud cat, and the occasional bear. Visit author website.
Bethany Turner has been writing since the second grade, when she won her first writing award for explaining why, if she could have lunch with any person throughout history, she would choose John Stamos. She stands by this decision. Bethany now writes pop culture–infused rom-coms for a new generation of readers who crave fiction that tackles the thorny issues of life with humor and insight. She lives in Southwest Colorado with her husband, whom she met in the nineties in a chat room called Disco Inferno. As sketchy as it sounds, it worked out pretty well in this case, and they are the proud parents of two grown sons. Connect with Bethany at seebethanywrite.com.
