Salt Lake City Public Library (Main Library)
210 E 400 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
United States
This event is ticketed. Buy your tickets here: https://slbf.ticketsauce.com/f/salt-lake-book-festival/brian-laidlaw
Join Nicholas Triolo and Brian Laidlaw at the Salt Lake City Book Festival to celebrate their latest works, The Way Around and Erratica.
Nicholas Triolo
Nicholas Triolo is a writer, filmmaker, photographer, activist, and long-distance trail runner. His writing and images have been featured in Orion, Outside, the Dark Mountain Project, Trail Runner, and Terrain.org.
Brian Laidlaw
Brian Laidlaw is an author of the two collections of poetry, The Mirrormaker and The Stuntman. A songwriter and musician, he has released several albums, most recently This Aster.
Winner of the 2026 Reading the West Award in Memoir & Biography
A Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places Selection
“The Way Around is the kind of book my soul perpetually yearns for. It reshaped how I see the world.”—Robert Moor, author of On Trails: An Exploration
A Millions Most Anticipated 2026 Selection
“Erratica maps deeper meaning onto the rocks we climb with lyric reflections, philosophical explorations, and campfire-caliber storytelling that kept me reading late into the night.”—Maya Silver, editor-in-chief of Climbing Magazine