Events

Centralia Regional Library District: Local Author Fair

Saturday, March 21, 2026, Centralia, Illinois

Greensburg Decatur County Public Library’s Local Author Fair

Saturday, April 25, 2026, Greensburg, Indiana

Educator event at Anderson’s Bookshop

Thursday, April 28, Downers Grove, Illinois

Publicity

Mother Daughter Book Club

March 9, 2026, 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?”

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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, a Chicago 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. They will also be combatting the negative effects of ICE on communities in Chicago.