A newer Lit Fest tradition: Colorado Public Radio's "Turn the Page with Colorado Matters" comes to Lighthouse for a live, on-stage recording, this year with our own Rachel Weaver. Pick up her memoir, Dizzy, at the pop-up bookstore, then settle in as Ryan Warner— the most recognizable voice in Denver—does what he does best, this time exploring Rachel's account of a mysterious illness, the medical system that failed to address it, and the life that refused to wait.
This event is in-person. We also will have a livestream version of this event.
More on the book:
Rachel Weaver’s novel
Point of Direction was named a Top Ten Book To Pick Up Now by Oprah Magazine and won the Willa Cather Award for Fiction. Rachel’s newest book,
Dizzy, an “arresting new memoir” according to Maureen Corrigan on NPR’s
Fresh Air, published in February of 2026. Her second novel
The Last Run, is forthcoming in June 2026 with Lake Union Publishing. Prior to earning her MFA in Writing and Poetics at Naropa University, Rachel worked for the Forest Service in Alaska studying bears, raptors and songbirds. She teaches at Wilkes University and Lighthouse Writers Workshop and holds a CPA in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University.
We will have a Sober Safe Space available on the second floor during this event. This is a welcoming, inclusive gathering place for people in all forms of recovery or anyone who wants to have a space to connect without alcohol during Lit Fest 2026. There will be snacks. NA beverages, writing prompts, and conversation starters available during this time.
For more resources and recovery meetings close to Lighthouse, you can visit:
https://www.yorkstreetclub.com/Schedule
