So excited to combine two (three?) of my favorite things at my first Books & Brews event!
It looks like Wolfden Brewing has a fruited sour, which is my jam, and the food menu sounds pretty delicious too. (You really can’t go wrong with cheese curds.) And also the building is haunted?? I think you should go regardless of whether local authors will be there. But we will be there, for the beer and the books and the ghosts.
I got invited to this event by the organizer, Tara N. Gabrys (she’s the author of The Fall Of Snow), who I met at the Elmhurst author fair in 2024. That’s community-building at work! There’s not enough space in the beer garden for all the authors I know who were interested, but that means I get to share a table with another author friend, Kate Gingold (an Agatha Christie expert). We’ll have the history angle covered!
Drop in for a beer or two, pick up a book or three, and maybe you’ll even spot a ghost. See you at Wolfden Brewing in Bloomingdale from 1pm-3pm on September 15!
Happy birthday, Rooted! Celebrate with a readalong on The Storygraph
Big news: my first novel, Rooted, is turning one year old this summer! The course wasn't always smooth sailing (just ask my husband how many times I ranted at him while pulling my hair out over file types and color profiles), but I am so proud to be a self-published...
March 29 & 30, 2025: Willow Lake Estates Craft Fair
Something new for the new year! And yes, March can be considered the new year if you're as behind on things as I am. I have a booth at a craft fair! On Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30, I'll be at the Willow Lake Estates craft fair in Elgin, IL from eight in the...
October 6, 2024: Gail Borden Library Annual Author Fair
I'm looking forward to my second-ever author fair on Sunday, October 6 in Elgin! I've never been to the Gail Borden Library, but I have to commend the organizers of the event for being super organized, helpful, and communicative! It bodes well for an awesome fair. The...
August 24, 2024: Elmhurst Library Author Fair
Join me and other authors at the Elmhurst Library’s Local Author Fair on Saturday, August 24!
Explore the music of Rooted: a listening guide for readers
Curating a playlist for a work of fiction is a trend that I’ve noticed from as early as 2015. Some authors will provide a list of the songs they listened to while they wrote, while others will piece together a sort of aural mood board. I’m using it as more of a history lesson.
Welcome, writers and readers and history nerds!
Welcome! I’m Emma Golding, a musician by day and a vigilante fiction writer by night. If you found my blog, you must be a kindred spirit looking for some inspiration…





