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02/17/2026

Writers Who Run: Stephanie Reents ✍️👟

Marathon training and writing a novel require different skills, sure—but the mindset required for both has more in common than you’d think.

“When I was training for [the New York City Marathon], I just remember when I was about to go out on a two hour run, there was no possible way to make the run go faster. You just had to get into the right frame of mind to make peace with the length of the run and all the things that you would feel during the run. The same is true of writing. You have to be patient. You have to open yourself up to surprise and disappointment and frustration. There’s nothing that will make a novel write itself faster. You just have to show up every day and do the work. That’s what running taught me, was to show up every day and do the work and be patient,” says We Loved to Run author Stephanie Reents.

Can you relate?

To learn more about Stephanie’s experiences as runner and her latest book, We Loved to Run, tap the ‘Writers Who Run’ link in bio to read or watch Malissa’s conversation with the novelist.

📸 Courtesy of Stephanie Reents

02/10/2026

Where is author Stephanie Reents favorite place to run in Seattle and beyond?

Watch this video to find out this and much more about Seattle-based author Stephanie Reents, the latest featured in Malissa Rodenburg ()’s Writers Who Run column.

Tap the link ‘Writers Who Run’ link in bio to read or watch the full interview.

02/04/2026

THREE THINGS TO TAKE AWAY FROM A BOOK EVENT!

There are all sorts of events you can host as an author, but we specialize in EXPERIENTIAL events—and here’s what an upcoming book event at in Chicago does right:

1. DISRUPTS THE NORM

Who said a book event has to be at a library or bookstore?

2. HAVE AN ACTIVITY

If you’re going to keep engaging with new audiences, think outside the box—and make it accessible to folks outside the “literary community.”

3. EXCLUSIVE & UNIQUE

What will folks get at your book event they can’t get anywhere else or any other time?

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Does planning your book event scare the F*** out of you? DM for info on event planning services or visit readandruntours.com to schedule a call.

02/03/2026

📝👟📸 Writers Who Run: Stephanie Reents

In this month’s Writers Who Run column, Malissa Rodenburg () interviews Stephanie Reents.

Stephanie’s novel, We Loved to Run, is “an ambitious novel about a competitive women’s cross country team and the drama that ensues over the course of a season surrounding a secret belonging to the team’s would-be running star,” writes Malissa.

Read the full interview to learn more about Stephanie and her experiences running, plus what a book that honestly and openly reveals the trials of the female athlete means to today’s runners and coaches.

Tap the “Writers Who Run column” link in bio or visit readandruntours.com/blog.

01/29/2026

But they were all really good books 😝

01/15/2026

📣 Read & Run Tours events ARE book marketing!

Love the Read & Run Tours shoutout in ’s Substack! 🙌❤️

The post featured several authors who have DIY marketed their books—anything from unintentional branding to having your BFF be your ultimate brand ambassador to a Read & Run Tours program.

Author shared her experience collaborating with our community organization, back in 2022, an event that soon became a Chicago favorite.

Authors with place-based books—wherever you are!—can hire Read & Run Tours to create and host an event inspired by their books, or host their own event through the program. 🤩

DM for info or visit readandruntours.com.

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PS.—What’s even more fun? , the Read & Run Chicago guide who developed the book-themed guided tour inspired by Naomi’s Chicago-based book Clark and Division, later left Chicago and became the first organizer! One of her first events was in LA inspired by the Clark and Division sequel, Evergreen.

12/31/2025

Happy New Year, authors, publishers, and brands!

This year, we’re building the world we want to see. The world where stories still matter, where IRL connection rules, and where YOU feel confident hosting creative and experiential events that forge relationships with your future superfans.

Stay tuned for the launch of Read & Run Tours’s new marketing and event planning services. ✨

12/25/2025

Happy holidays! ✨

Xoxo,
Owner Allison Yates (and Santa)

12/23/2025

MOOD: overambitious reading goals when uou take time off

See you in 2026, authors, publishers, and readers & runners!

12/22/2025

HEY, AUTHORS!

I‘m Allison, a community builder and event planner that’s been connecting runners with authors since 2021 (yep, an unlikely-but very common! -combo).

If your work isn’t going viral on socials but you wrote a book you care deeply about, here’s a PSA:

Your future superfans are not just people on the internet.

Your future superfans are in the world, reading your work, loving your work, recommending your work to their friends, family, coworkers, and strangers in line.

They’re also showing up at your events and want meaningful interactions with you out in the IRL world.

There are so many ways to connect IRL with readers who may or may not be in the depths of the internet!

➡️ Follow for more tips and new event planning services launching in 2026! ✨

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