Hey, Salt Lake City readers & runners!

Join Read & Run Tours founder Allison Yates and local guide Scot Brown for our first ever pop-up event in Salt Lake City! We’re hosting a sober, queer-friendly evening of movement and stories with King’s English Bookshop. We’ll run an easy-paced (11:00 min/mile) guided literary fun run visiting locations around the Sugar House neighborhood inspired by CJ Connor's Board to Death: A Board Game Shop Mystery, followed by a post-run author Q&A with CJ Connor. Snack, sip on NA brews, and socialize with fellow book lovers.

This running route is inspired by CJ Conno’rs novel, but there’s no pre-reading required. You’ll be able to purchase your copy of the book directly from King’s English Bookshop at the event! Not planning on running? Bike, scooter, skateboard, or roller blade this event, or plan to meet the group at the bookshop for the Q&A directly.

This event is free—RSVP required!

About the book: The first in an ulta-charming new “quozy” mystery series starring Ben Rosencrantz, a queer 30-something English professor (and closet scifi fan) who’s returned to his hometown of Salt Lake City to run his family’s board game shop in the trendy Sugar House neighborhood – a community hotspot for players of all ages…and for killer collectors!

About CJ Connor: CJ Connor (he/they) is the author of queer romances and cozy mysteries, including the Board Game Shop Mystery series. Active in both the writing and LGBTQIA+ communities, they are a mentor for Author Mentor Match, an EBSCO NoveList advisor, and a member of the Utah League of Writers. They are also the co-leader of a LGBTQIA employee affinity group and a contributor for Book Riot. When they are not writing, CJ Connor can be found perusing art museums, listening to angsty folk music, stress knitting, and attending weekly gatherings for board game enthusiasts with their husband, an amateur board game designer. They live in the Salt Lake City area with their dog, Yoda. Visit CJ Connor online at CJConnorWrites.com.