Theresa L. Goodrich is an Emmy-winning author and content creator with a penchant for storytelling and a keen eye. As the force behind The Local Tourist, she’s dedicated to telling in-depth stories of magnificent, quirky, and unique places. She’s slightly obsessed with travel and history and has turned these passions into multiple books, including the Two Lane Gems series, *Living Landmarks of Chicago*, *Planning Your Perfect Road Trip*, and *Show Me Shipshewana*. **Theresa is the publisher of *Midwest Road Trip Adventures, 2nd Edition* and *Midwest State Park Adventures.* Under the pen name of Theresa L. Carter, she's the author of the Alex Paige cozy mystery series, featuring a travel writer and breast cancer survivor who unwillingly becomes an amateur sleuth.A cancer survivor herself, Theresa is a firm believer that storytelling is life changing. She speaks across the country about travel and road trips and teaches both writing and self-publishing. She’s driven, often literally, to inspire you to get off the interstates and explore the towns and communities that make this country a constant and welcome surprise.
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Welcome to Free Books Friday! Ready for some more books to stuff your Kindle (or whatever device you use)? Quick note: if you're an aspiring author, or even if you've already published a book but feel overwhelmed by how much there is to learn, I'm here to help! Simple Self-Publishing is my new newsletter with free advice on how to get your book into the world. Plus, if you upgrade, you'll get my full Simple Self-Publishing course, which is now an incredibly affordable membership. (As in, less than $10 a month.) I'm adding all the lessons throughout the month of February and will begin sending weekly emails next week. Click here to learn more. Bonus: if you subscribe, you'll get a free Publishing Basics Checklist. Back to the books: Scroll down to find your next escape! Happy Reading! Theresa L. Carter Free or Discounted BooksMystery Book FairsFind your next great read with these book fairs. Click each banner to browse!
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Theresa L. Goodrich
Theresa L. Goodrich is an Emmy-winning author and content creator with a penchant for storytelling and a keen eye. As the force behind The Local Tourist, she’s dedicated to telling in-depth stories of magnificent, quirky, and unique places. She’s slightly obsessed with travel and history and has turned these passions into multiple books, including the Two Lane Gems series, *Living Landmarks of Chicago*, *Planning Your Perfect Road Trip*, and *Show Me Shipshewana*. **Theresa is the publisher of *Midwest Road Trip Adventures, 2nd Edition* and *Midwest State Park Adventures.* Under the pen name of Theresa L. Carter, she's the author of the Alex Paige cozy mystery series, featuring a travel writer and breast cancer survivor who unwillingly becomes an amateur sleuth.A cancer survivor herself, Theresa is a firm believer that storytelling is life changing. She speaks across the country about travel and road trips and teaches both writing and self-publishing. She’s driven, often literally, to inspire you to get off the interstates and explore the towns and communities that make this country a constant and welcome surprise.
Hello Reader, Happy weekend! Want to help an author out and read a fun book at the same time? Menace at the Marina has been available directly through me since January. On March 17, it'll be available everywhere else! To help launch the book successfully, I'm looking for readers interested in a free e-book copy in hopes they'll leave a review. Click here to learn how to read the sixth book in the Alex Paige travel mystery series! Scroll down for even more books! Lots of new book fairs this...
Hello Reader! In a recent e-mail, I mentioned that I was converting my Simple Self-Publishing Course into an incredibly affordable membership. As in, less than $10 a month affordable. Why? Because publishing a book can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. I know from experience. I'm an author who’s published sixteen books (as of February 2025) in multiple formats, fourteen of them since April 2021. My backlist includes nonfiction, fiction, and two anthologies with over a dozen...
Welcome to Free Books Friday! This week, I'm thrilled to share my brother's book, Unfinished Poetry. This short, fun read (with incredible wordplay) has an important theme about anti-bullying. Adam's giving this book away because of the importance of that message. He'd love to get it into schools and in the hands of teenagers who could use some inspiration. Please reply if you're interested and I'll connect you. And as usual, there are tons more books for you to download! Quick note: if...