Melissa's Today - Blog Post
Newsletter | Issue 7 | May
May 21, 2026 at 1:27:43 AM
Minutes to Read
2
Share
Apologies for the radio silence—a pause was delivered by life with a sad diagnosis for our sweet seven-year-old lab, Daisy. We are making our way through and enjoying the good days we are fortunate to enjoy with her. I appreciate the space and understanding regarding rescheduling the Estes Park Women’s Business Network and the Denver Society Bookstore (new dates TBD). Before the pause momentum was (and is) building!
In the studio! – Denver Fox 31 invited me down to talk with Carley Shimkus and Rachel Camoos-Duffy live on the morning news!
And record a Colorado Conversations episode with Drew Engelbart
Coming soon:
In the NoCo with Erin O’Tool on NPR's KUNC
In the field interview with Ryan Warner for Colorado Matters on Colorado Public Radio.
Podcasts: A Novel Idea on NPR hosted by Suzanne M. Lang
Own Your Own Choices with Marsha VanWynsberghe
In the works:
📝where are my doctors today📝
How to help:
· Start conversations, keep spreading the word and recommend! 📣
· Have a book club? Recommend Climbing Through!!
· Review – it really helps! 🤩
· Post and tag Climbing Through @melissaistrong on socials.
Articles
Come Celebrate with Me — Author Talks & Book Signings
📆 June 10, 2026 ⏰ 6:30pm
📍 Boulder Book Store – 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO
🎟️ $5 (+ a processing fee-ticket includes a $5 coupon for Climbing Through, or a purchase event day)
📆 July 9th ⏰ 4:00-8:00pm
📍 Lander International Climbing Festival, Art Crawl at Indie Darling Bookstore
📆 July 30th ⏰ 5:30pm
📍Bird’s Nest – 1221 High Drive, Estes Park, CO 80517
📆 August ⏰ 6:30pm
📆 TBD Estes Park Women’s Business Network
📍Bird’s Nest – 1221 High Drive, Estes Park, CO 80517
🎧 Podcast 🎧
📚 Ways to Purchase:
Hudson Booksellers
Talk it up! "Melissa Strong’s new book, Climbing Through, is not only a great read but a book that deserves wide readership. Her writing is engaging from the start. And the story she tells is both gripping and touching. I liken her prose to that of Jon Krakauer. The reader gets completely immersed in her trials and triumph. Highly recommend."
~happy reader from Amazon