Lisa C Taylor
@lctaylor2.bsky.social
Writer. Debut bestselling novel, THE SHAPE OF WHAT REMAINS. Three poetry collections and two short story collections. Lover of coastal places, stories and poems, and moody weather. Co-director of Mesa Verde Writers Conference/Lit Fest. www.lisactaylor.com
Come & join us this Tuesday at 5:30!
September 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Come & join us this Tuesday at 5:30!
Next stop, Tuesday September 9 at 5:30 at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove 7301 S Santa Fe Dr,# 240, Littleton, CO, with poet Alyse Knorr. Learn more and register at tatteredcover.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Next stop, Tuesday September 9 at 5:30 at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove 7301 S Santa Fe Dr,# 240, Littleton, CO, with poet Alyse Knorr. Learn more and register at tatteredcover.com
Thank you, Douglas Library. I enjoyed participating in the author showcase! Beautiful sky on the way home!
#fiction #theshapeofwhatremains #travelingwriter #look
#fiction #theshapeofwhatremains #travelingwriter #look
August 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Thank you, Douglas Library. I enjoyed participating in the author showcase! Beautiful sky on the way home!
#fiction #theshapeofwhatremains #travelingwriter #look
#fiction #theshapeofwhatremains #travelingwriter #look
Thank you Sarah Meckler and Golden State Media Concepts Book Review podcast for interviewing me this morning. I will post a link when it is available in a week. This is a photo of morning light in the mountains. #novel #fiction #griefandinspiration #theshapeofwhatremains #upmarketfiction
July 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thank you Sarah Meckler and Golden State Media Concepts Book Review podcast for interviewing me this morning. I will post a link when it is available in a week. This is a photo of morning light in the mountains. #novel #fiction #griefandinspiration #theshapeofwhatremains #upmarketfiction
Mesa Verde Writers Conference 2025 is a wrap! #mesaverdewritersconference #meetmeinmancos #mancoscreativedistrict
July 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Mesa Verde Writers Conference 2025 is a wrap! #mesaverdewritersconference #meetmeinmancos #mancoscreativedistrict
Thanks for the warm welcome Treasured Covers Bookstore!
June 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Thanks for the warm welcome Treasured Covers Bookstore!
Early morning walks are restorative. #sometimesiliveinthemountains #writer
June 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Early morning walks are restorative. #sometimesiliveinthemountains #writer
Goodbye for now, Boston, family, and friends. I will miss you! Thanks for all the love. #booktour2025
June 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Goodbye for now, Boston, family, and friends. I will miss you! Thanks for all the love. #booktour2025
The Shape of What Remains stops off at the gorgeous Salmon Bookshop in Ennistimon for another reading from Washing Windows V, the new anthology of over 300 poets —including me—yes, I also write poetry. A good time was had by all and my novel is well-traveled!
May 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The Shape of What Remains stops off at the gorgeous Salmon Bookshop in Ennistimon for another reading from Washing Windows V, the new anthology of over 300 poets —including me—yes, I also write poetry. A good time was had by all and my novel is well-traveled!
Thank you Nuala O’Connor, Alan Hayes, and Arlen House for a wonderful launch of a fifth anthology showcasing over 300 women poets. I am honored to be included and glad I could be in Galway at Charlie Byrnes Bookshop. #irishpoetry #arlenhousepublications
May 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thank you Nuala O’Connor, Alan Hayes, and Arlen House for a wonderful launch of a fifth anthology showcasing over 300 women poets. I am honored to be included and glad I could be in Galway at Charlie Byrnes Bookshop. #irishpoetry #arlenhousepublications
Farewell Provincetown! It was way too short but lovely nonetheless. #debutnovel #griefjourney #bookstagram #BookTour2025 #booktok
May 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Farewell Provincetown! It was way too short but lovely nonetheless. #debutnovel #griefjourney #bookstagram #BookTour2025 #booktok
I love small indie bookstores! Thanks River Bend Bookshop and thanks to all the old and new friends who showed up! #theshapeofwhatremains #booktour #griefjourney #debutnovel #bookstagram
May 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I love small indie bookstores! Thanks River Bend Bookshop and thanks to all the old and new friends who showed up! #theshapeofwhatremains #booktour #griefjourney #debutnovel #bookstagram
What a wonderful event at Chaplin Library! Lots of old and new friends and readers, my favorite people. Thank you!! #booktour #theshapeofwhatremains #travelingwriter #griefandinspiration
April 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What a wonderful event at Chaplin Library! Lots of old and new friends and readers, my favorite people. Thank you!! #booktour #theshapeofwhatremains #travelingwriter #griefandinspiration
Daffodils and The Shape of What Remains. We’re arrived in Connecticut and I will be reading at Eastern CT State University tomorrow, Chaplin Library on Wed., Mansfield Center Library on Thursday, and Barnes & Noble Storrs Center on Tuesday the 29th. Check my website for times and details!
April 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Daffodils and The Shape of What Remains. We’re arrived in Connecticut and I will be reading at Eastern CT State University tomorrow, Chaplin Library on Wed., Mansfield Center Library on Thursday, and Barnes & Noble Storrs Center on Tuesday the 29th. Check my website for times and details!
Thank you, St. Louis! I loved the conversations with students and writers. #BookTour #theshapeofwhatremains #writinglife
April 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Thank you, St. Louis! I loved the conversations with students and writers. #BookTour #theshapeofwhatremains #writinglife
The Shape of What Remains takes to the open road! Look for me to visit your library or bookshop. #wolfcreekpass #novelist #theshapeofwhatremains #writersofbluesky
April 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Shape of What Remains takes to the open road! Look for me to visit your library or bookshop. #wolfcreekpass #novelist #theshapeofwhatremains #writersofbluesky
March 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Last local reading until after my national book tour. I promise lively discussion and no spoilers! Dolores Public Library/1002 Railroad Ave tomorrow night at 6:00.
March 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Last local reading until after my national book tour. I promise lively discussion and no spoilers! Dolores Public Library/1002 Railroad Ave tomorrow night at 6:00.
I’ll be at Maria’s Bookshop in Durango tomorrow (Tuesday 3/23) at 6:00 to read, talk, and entertain you! Join me! #theshapeofwhatremains #mariasbookshop #debutnovel #fiction #inspirationalbooks #booksaboutgrief #griefjourney #fiction
March 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’ll be at Maria’s Bookshop in Durango tomorrow (Tuesday 3/23) at 6:00 to read, talk, and entertain you! Join me! #theshapeofwhatremains #mariasbookshop #debutnovel #fiction #inspirationalbooks #booksaboutgrief #griefjourney #fiction
The Shape of What Remains visits New Mexico. At Page One Books in Albuquerque at 1:00 on Sunday!
March 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Shape of What Remains visits New Mexico. At Page One Books in Albuquerque at 1:00 on Sunday!
Reading tomorrow night (3/18) at Mancos Library at 6:00. Next week I will be at Maria’s on Tuesday at 6 and then Dolores Library on Thursday at 6.
March 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reading tomorrow night (3/18) at Mancos Library at 6:00. Next week I will be at Maria’s on Tuesday at 6 and then Dolores Library on Thursday at 6.
Crowd scene at the launch of The Shape of What Remains. Local readings March 12, 18, 25, 27 and events in Albuquerque and Santa Fe March 21-23. National tour in April and May. Details on my web site. #booksky #fiction #storiesaboutgrief #author #debutnovel
March 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Crowd scene at the launch of The Shape of What Remains. Local readings March 12, 18, 25, 27 and events in Albuquerque and Santa Fe March 21-23. National tour in April and May. Details on my web site. #booksky #fiction #storiesaboutgrief #author #debutnovel
Nice display of my books at the library in Mansfield Center, Connecticut! Thank you to my old community. I look forward to my book talk and reading there in April. #fiction #writer #grief #inspiration
February 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Nice display of my books at the library in Mansfield Center, Connecticut! Thank you to my old community. I look forward to my book talk and reading there in April. #fiction #writer #grief #inspiration
A packed house for my local book launch at Hand in Hand. Delicious food by The Boathouse. Thanks to all who came out, bought books, shared food and wine, listened, and asked questions. Fly, little book! #fiction #writing #grief #inspiration #booklaunch #theshapeofwhatremains
February 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A packed house for my local book launch at Hand in Hand. Delicious food by The Boathouse. Thanks to all who came out, bought books, shared food and wine, listened, and asked questions. Fly, little book! #fiction #writing #grief #inspiration #booklaunch #theshapeofwhatremains
My book is a #1 Bestseller in Kindle in the category of Death, Grief, and Spirituality and #1 New Release in Kindle in those categories. I am so grateful! #womenwriters #fiction #grief #writer #bookstagram #hellosunshine #debutfiction
February 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My book is a #1 Bestseller in Kindle in the category of Death, Grief, and Spirituality and #1 New Release in Kindle in those categories. I am so grateful! #womenwriters #fiction #grief #writer #bookstagram #hellosunshine #debutfiction