Literary travel and experiences that transport your readers beyond the page.

Host unforgettable experiences for your readers with a unique literary event or travel excursion.

Imagine…

…showing your readers around the places that inspired your novel.

…letting them walk in your characters’ footsteps.

…igniting their imagination with an event that adds depth to their reading experience and takes them beyond the page.

…standing out from other authors with a unique and personalized occasion.

You imagine the possibilities — we’ll do the planning.

At Read Far and Wide, we plan literary experiences for authors so they can develop relationships with readers and increase their audience.

As a full-service literary event planning company, we work with you to create a one-of-a-kind for your readers. We do the planning, logistics, booking, and everything else to create a great event. You just need to show up!

Connect with your readers face-to-face in a more personal and friendly setting that’s exciting and unique — not exhausting!

Don’t just read — experience.

Here are just a few ways we’ve connected authors to their readers,
and readers to the books they love!

Maine Reader’s Retreat — Coming Soon!

Take a literary journey to Maine in May 2025! Join authors Heidi Chiavaroli, Amanda Dykes, and Melissa Tagg for a five-day retreat as they show readers around the locations of their novels.
Sign up here!

A Louisa May Alcott Birthday

November 29th is Louisa May Alcott’s birthday — so we hosted a party with games, snacks, and cake with Heidi Chiavaroli, author of The Orchard House.

The “Etiquette with…” Series

Attendees to the “Etiquette with…” series learned how the principles of etiquette can build a sense of confidence, inclusion, and comfort through the literature of authors like Edith Wharton and Jane Austen.

Edith Wharton’s NYC

We walked through the pages of Edith Wharton’s work with a Gilded Age Tour, not just learning about the literary history of New York, but enjoying its bookstores, sites, and watering holes, too!

Louise Miller at the Union Club

Louise Miller, author of The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living, shared her wonderful desserts and writing process at the event at the Union Club of Boston — where Louise is the pastry chef!

The Little House on the Prairie Road Trip

A visit to the Ingall Family home gave us the story behind the books, as well as the history of westward expansion, feminism, libertarian ideology, and indigenous people.

"Mindelynn organized a bookish ‘Gilded Age’ weekend for a book club of mine. Everything she planned was on point. We learned so much about the time period while having so much fun. The walking tour, accommodations, bookshops, and cocktails made for such great memories."

– Wendy Oleksiak

Hi! I’m Mindelynn.

I plan literary experiences for authors so they can develop relationships with readers and increase their audience.

My love for literary travel began on a college study abroad trip in 1999 when I visited C. S. Lewis’s home, The Kilns, in England. Since then I’ve traveled the world to see the places where great (and small!) novels take place.

Now, I’m combining my love of reading and my background in event planning to help authors create unique literary events, retreats, and excursions that go beyond the pages of their book.

From the coast of Maine to Gilded Age New York, from Louisa May Alcott to Bridget Jones, I’ve planned out one-of-a-kind literary excursions and retreats that make books come to life.

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Why host a unique literary event?

  • Offer a new type of literary event to your readers beyond a bookstore reading

  • Connect with your readers in a more personal and friendly setting

  • Differentiate yourself from other authors by offering readers something new

  • Build a new readership or literary network in a new locale

  • Create unique social media content at the event to share and increase interest in your book

  • Make lasting memories for your readers

"The Louisa May Alcott Birthday Celebration that Mindelynn organized to celebrate my book The Orchard House introduced my work to an entirely new audience. She created a one-of-a-kind, unforgettable, personalized event! It was such a fun evening and I'm so thrilled that many in attendance are now some of my most loyal readers."

– Heidi Chiavaroli, Two-Time Carol Award-Winning Author of The Orchard House

Cost

We’ll work together to plan the best experience for your book and your audience. Because each event is unique, reach out for a quote through the form below!

FAQ

  • A. We work with authors to create unique and engaging events for their readers — a themed event at a unique location, a one-day tour around the sites in your book, or a multi-day reader retreat. We’ll work with you on the best idea, and then do the planning, logistics, and booking for you. Simply let your readers know and build interest, then just show up! We call these “co-events” because authors and readers participate in the event together.

  • A. Once you reach out, we’ll schedule an initial call to talk through ideas, options, and pricing. We would then create a proposal for you. Once you sign off, we’ll plan the event: book the venue(s), plan the logistics, and partner with whoever we need to partner with. Since you know your audience the best and already have connections with them, you’ll market your event to them (and we’ll provide you with marketing assets to do so!). We’ll also market the event as well. Then, simply show up and enjoy connecting with your readers!

  • A. Yes! It’s hard enough as a debut author to make an impact around your book launch — especially when more marketing responsibilities are being put on your shoulders. Hosting a unique literary event can help you stand out and connect with new readers.

  • A. While we do some of the marketing for the event, the authors we work with will be the ones to get the word out to their readers through social media, a newsletter, on their website, or through other channels. We do provide some marketing support as well to help you out! Simply direct readers to our event page where they can sign up.

  • A. Absolutely! We help you think outside of the box — or the bookstore! — when it comes to planning an event in your area. It could be an event at a unique venue related to your book, or, if your book takes place in your location, a walking tour of sites found in your pages.

  • A. Not unless you want to! We plan our author trips so that both authors and readers have time on their own to explore the area, and then come together at specific events to connect.

Let’s create your literary event! Fill out the form below to get started.