Read & Run Tours
Share
07/09/2026
Welcome to July, readers & runners nationwide!
The Read & Run world has one signature event this month.
š
July 12
šChicago šĀ Go Green Community Fresh Market
Running Tour of Donāt Go withĀ Tonika Lewis Johnson
Host:Ā Read & Run Chicagoā¢ļø
What are signature events? The format we created: Book-themed guided routes where stories take place. Theyāre hosted by Read & Run Chicago and independent organizers with the Read & Run on the Road program.
ā”ļø Tap the āEventsā link in bio for tickets!
Looking for free community programming in Chicago? š FollowĀ Read & Run Chicagoā¢ļøĀ and subscribe to their newsletter.
Authors: hereās what Iāve seen work best to connect with readers in IRL settings.
Whatās worked best for you? Tell me in the comments! š
DM to learn more about our event services for authors. š
07/02/2026
Shout it from the rooftopsāer, the top of the Empire State Building š
If theyāre brave enough to get you this message, youāre brave enough to meet your readers IRL!
DM for more info on our experiential event services for authors.
What can authors do post-book launch to continue to build a community, encourage in-person event attendance with unlikely readers, and ultimately, keep selling books?
Let your future readers EXPERIENCE the feeling of your book. āØ
Tap the link in bio to learn more about experiential event services for authors.
How do horror writers make that sense of fear jump off the page?
š„ Watch this clip from this monthās Writers Who Run interview with Wendy N. Wagner š to find out!
Tap the āWriters Who Runā link in bio to watch or read the full interview.
AUTHORS: Whatās better than talking about your book?
Having readers experience it firsthand.
DM to learn more about our experiential events for authors that not only market your book, but build community, deepen relationships, and keep your work memorable. āØ
How are writing and running similar?
š„ Watch this clip from this monthās Writers Who Run interview with Wendy N. Wagner š to find out!
Tap the āWriters Who Runā link in bio to watch or read the full interview.
06/16/2026
šš HOME OF THE BOOK-THEMED GUIDED RUN
Read & Run Tours is home of the book-themed guided run, a one-of-kind program that blends fitness, literature, and community!
Guides develop running routes where the story takes place with stops that correspond to the book.
Between Read & Run Tours, Read & Run Chicago, and the Read & Run on the Road programs, over 50 authors have had their books brought to life and connected (often IRL!) with new audiences, including Rebecca Makkai, Ann Napolitano, Naomi Hirahara, and more!
š WHERE CAN I ATTEND ONE?
šChicago with Read & Run Chicagoā¢ļø
šD.C. and Seattle via Read & Run on the Roadā¢ļø organizers
šAnd beyond ā stay tuned here!
š AUTHORS: Interested in developing a program inspired by your book(s)? Hereās how:
- Apply to host your own Read & Run Tours-like event through the Read & Run on the Roadā¢ļø program
- Hire Read & Run Tours to plan and host an event inspired by your book
- Chicagoland area authors/books visit Read & Run Chicagoā¢ļø to pitch your book for consideration!
š RUNNERS: Want to host your own?
Visit Read & Run on the Roadā¢ļø to apply!
The amount of times I had to load and unload those gd balloons š¤£
Five years into hosting community events through Read & Run Chicagoā¢ļø and now having launched event services for authors here, thereās so much more heavy lifting, tedious logistics, and coordination than I ever realizedābut itās ALL SO WORTH IT.
Do you host community events and whatās your take on this?
Let me know in the comments! š
This morning, I got to go on a run with one of our past featured Writers Who Run!
This column is helmed by journalist Malissa Rodenburg and explores the work and experiences of just thatāwriters who run! Whether poets, horror writers, or nonfiction authors, the featured writers talk about the similarities between their two crafts and how one informs the other.
Ben Tanzer (Ben Tanzer) joined our community arm, Read & Run Chicagoā¢ļø, for our Running Tour of LGNSQ, a tour highlighting the bilingual photography book LGNSQ, a gorgeous book with essays and stories about Chicagoās Logan Square neighborhood.
Tap the link in bio to read the column!
Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.
Contact the practice
Website
Address
Chicago, IL
