Fort Collins Book Fest - Turning Pages into Posts with Bookstagram featuring Kate Shelton and Vanessa Rasanen

Do you use social media to find your next read? Authors Kate Shelton and Vanessa Rasanen discuss how they engage with social media to connect with their readers, create community, and hype their books. Join this panel to hear about their new books and how they plan to share them with their followers!

Presented in partnership with Women in Film Media Colorado (WIFMCO).

Book sales and signing to follow courtesy of The Crowded Bookshelf. 

Fort Collins Book Fest combines the community’s passion for the literary arts and our unique cultural heritage in a celebration of literature, literacy, and social conversation for all ages. For more Fort Collins Book Fest events, visit focobookfest.org.

About the Panelists:

Growing up in a loud and chaotic family, the only thing Kate Shelton could do for peace and quiet was to find some privacy behind a thick pair of glasses and the pages of a book. After graduating high school with a nerd designation, she attempted an engineering degree in college. When she failed to make it through calculus, Kate turned back to words. She got a very useful liberal arts degree from Colorado State University. A few years later, she earned a Master’s of Creative Writing from the University of Denver. Kate now works as a professional communicator but prefers dark humor and emojis to crisis comms.  Find Kate at @katesheltonauthor on social media.

Vanessa Rasanen writes new adult fantasy romance filled with sassy attitudes, relatable characters, and slow-burn. She loves a good cliffhanger, judges books by their covers, and wishes she could write faster. Her books include a smidge of salty language, a bit of blood, and a serving of swoon-worthy romance perfect for readers who don't mind spice, but don't need it on every page.
She lives southeast Wyoming with her pilot husband and four kids. When she's not writing you can find her mixing up a gin & tonic, rewatching New Girl, running a small business, and spending time on Instagram (@vanessarasanenauthor).