Aaron Burch

"I could live here." - me in any major vacation destination with an average home price of $5-10M. 🌴🌴

Tacoma! at the bookstore in LA. fun time with friends, great readings, gorgeous walk by the water—a wonderful weekend. I also tried orange wine for the first time. that was only okay. if you haven’t read Aaron’s book full of magic, beauty, & wonder yet, you should

reading w/ @amgrayray & @dt_robbins in LA on Friday!

Come join us for the 30th Annual Literary Arts Festival, April 27th through 30th, 2026! 🎉 We have an incredible line-up of speakers and panelists. Check out grossmont.edu/laf for more details! 👏 The schedule: Mon., 4/27: 11-12:20 in Griffin Gate: Jason Schneiderman (Poet & Essayist) 6-7:30 p.m. in PVAC: New Voices: Student Reading Tues., 4/28: 12:30-1:50 in PVAC: Why Literature Matters (Coordinated by Julie Cardenas and Sarah Steliga) 2-3:20 in Griffin Gate: Ivy Pochoda (Novelist) Wed., 4/29: 9:30-10:50 in Griffin Gate: Phillip B. Williams (Poet & Novelist) 2-3:20 in Griffin Gate: Aaron Burch (Fiction & Nonfiction Writer)) Thurs., 4/30: 2-3:20 in 26-220: Deborah Taffa (Author, Poet, & Playwright) @gc_acorn_review @gc_campuslife @gcpuenteproject @gccinternational_club @grossmontedu @gc_counseling @grossmont_career_center @grossmont.success @grossmontcollegelibrary @deborahtaffa @phillipbw_author @ivypochoda @aaron__burch @jasonschneiderman @cardenas1158 @medievalpunk @adamsdeutsch @daniela.p.sow

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Excited to celebrate two new indie books in the world this Friday. Hope folks come by the shop and share space. ❤️ Free drinks and refreshments. @booksuey @autofocusbooks @aaron__burch @susanmmccarty

Venue change! The 804 Lit Salon reading will be at the same time but at @section771baltimore (near the convention center)—please join us. Look at this incredible line up of readers. Saturday, 3/7, at 5pm hosted by the wonderful @andrew_bertaina & @ladiwoods1 . Also come visit me the day before at the @thirtywestph table (Booth 724) at the book fair in the convention center where I’ll be signing copies of my book Turmeric & Sugar: Stories on Friday, 3/6, from 1:30-2:30pm #awp #awpbaltimore #awp26

today in burial mag, a piece from the great @aaron__burch - please don’t miss this one—there is a sort of everyday wizardry in mr. burch’s writing these days: open-hearted and delightful, with a wonderfully uncommon lightness to it. this is a real honor to run. read ‘no longer there, revisited’ at the l i n k in bio

we have a great interview today ! Kirsti MacKenzie @keerstee.mack talks to Aaron Burch @aaron__burch about his new book ‘Tacoma’ really interesting conversation about happiness & joy in literature – read this pronto !

We are delighted to announce that you can now read Aaron Burch’s (@aaron__burch ) big little story, “Big Things Small Town,” at The Bulb Region. Link in bio! 🌷 bulbregion.com

TACOMA! Preorder available now | Feb. 10, 2026 pub date autofocusbooks.com ABOUT THE BOOK Inspired to “take a break from life” by the idyllic housesitting situation they were offered for the summer, Aaron and Amber find themselves in Aaron’s hometown of Tacoma, Washington. Amber works her remote job, Aaron tries to write and goes for runs along the waterfront, and they explore their temporary summer city on daily walks and regular excursions. Soon, noticing that the landscape seems to keep shifting around them, Aaron starts drawing a map of it all, attempting to document and make sense of the changes. When Tacoma starts to open up bigger and bigger with possibility and wonder, Tacoma starts to fold in on itself, becoming both more self-referential and more like the spontaneous, fantastical stories Aaron has been writing. A friend rides an orca to come visit. Pirates guard a wormhole in the forest. A secret doorway in the Tacoma Mall tunnels back to Aaron’s childhood bedroom. Blending autofiction with fantasy, meta with magic, and earnestness with absurdity, Tacoma presents a recognizable but also magical world where we ask, if nothing is real, then why not have as much fun as possible? PRAISE FOR TACOMA “A charming story of coupling and nostalgia. This airy romance, much like its summer-home setting, is both beautifully constructed and packed with secret rooms. Tacoma feels like a new Burch era, though it’s packed with plenty of what I’ve always loved. As always, Burch’s self-assured prose shines.” —Amelia Gray, author of Isadora

excited to have a story by Aaron Burch @aaron__burch !! this one is about friendship, stories, pizza, tiki bars, & magic. make sure to read ‘Orcas’ today !