Events

Crown Point Community Library Local Author Fair

Saturday, September 26, 10 am - 2 pm

The Children’s Book Fair of Hyde Park

Sunday, October 4, 2026, 11 am-4 pm

57th St between Woodlawn and Kenwood, and Kimbark Ave between 56th and 57th St

Book Club Guest Author

Are you in a book club? If so, I would love to be your guest author! I’ve met with book clubs both in person and online. Contact me to schedule a meetup!

Publicity

Feature story, Prairie Wind (summer 2026) official bulletin of the Illinois chapter of SCBWI (page 22)

Mother Daughter Book Club

Guest Blog Post: “The Lasting Effects of the Opioid Crisis on Children and Families: Talking About a Stigmatized Topic”

The Times of Northwest Indiana: “When should children learn the dangers of opioids?”

(Click image to download article PDF.)

Newspaper article titled 'When should children learn the dangers of opioids?' including a book cover of 'Orphanland' by Lauren Fischer and a photo of the author.

Book Fairy Registry: Los Amigos Books

I’ve teamed up with Los Amigos Books, an independent bookstore that specializes in Spanish and bilingual books, to create a Book Fairy gift registry! Book Fairies can purchase books from the registry to support a small, family-owned business and local K-8 schools to help combat the negative effects of ICE on communities in Chicago.

PAST EVENTS

Louisville Book Festival: Oct 11, 2025, Louisville, Kentucky

Author Lauren Fischer sitting at a booth promoting the book 'Orphanland' at an indoor event with stacks of books and a poster behind her showing the book cover with a house and children in a field. There are other booths and people in the background.

Back to the Books: A Nostalgic Book Fair for Adults: Saturday, Jan 31, 2026, Medina, Ohio

Appalachian WordFest: Saturday, Feb 28, 2026, Sevierville, Tennessee

Centralia Regional Library District: Local Author Fair: Saturday, March 21, 2026, Centralia, Illinois

HEPL Local Author Fair: Sunday, April 19, 2026, Noblesville, Indiana

Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library Local Author Fair: Sat, April 25, 2026, Greensburg, IN

Educator Open House at Anderson’s Bookshop: Thursday, April 28, Downers Grove, Illinois

DSM Book Festival: Saturday, May 2, 2026, Des Moines, Iowa

Dandelion Bookshop author event: Saturday, May 9, 2026, Oak Park, Illinois

Gaithersburg Book Festival: Saturday, May 16, 2026, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Barnes & Noble In-store Event: Saturday, May 23, 2026, Valparaiso, Indiana

Pgh Book Fest: Saturday, May 30, 2026, Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Barnes & Noble In-store Event: June 14, 2026, Schereville, IN

Columbus Book Fest: Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, 2026, Columbus, Ohio

Elmhurst Public Library Local Author Fair: Saturday, August 29, 2026, 10 am-1 pm