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Readers Take Denver cancels 2025 conference after attendees decry “Fyre Festival of books”

Event at Gaylord Rockies Resort was disorganized and marred by hours-long lines and other problems, attendees say

A general view of the exterior ...
Justin Edmonds, Special to the Denver Post
A general view of the exterior prior to the opening of the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Conference Center on Nov. 30, 2018 in Aurora.
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Miffed attendees described an event marred by hours-long lines, a lack of proper security, insufficient communication from events staff, preordered books that weren’t delivered in time to be signed by their authors, and even a shortage of gift bags.
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