Robert Louis DeMayo

 

 

 

Stories that bring history, place, & exploration to life

 

 

 

 

Programs for schools, libraries, community audiences, and cultural venues.

 

 

For Schools

(K-8 assemblies and author visits)

 

storytelling

(Community Events, Libraries & Book Clubs)

Talks & Programs

Robert Louis DeMayo presents story-driven talks for libraries, community organizations, cultural venues, literary audiences, and special events. Drawing on history, place, exploration, writing, and lived experience, his programs are designed to engage audiences through vivid storytelling, research, and conversation.

 

 

Programs may include:

 

Literary and historical storytelling.

 

Talks shaped by landscape, mystery, and the American Southwest.

 

Presentations on writing, research, and transforming real history into narrative.

 

Special programs for community groups, libraries, and partner organizations.

 

 

Featured talks:

 

Storytelling evenings.

 

Conversations and Q&A programs.

 

Workshops or discussion-based sessions.

 

 

 

For K–8 assemblies and classroom author visits, see School Visits.

For local presentations, library appearances, and community storytelling programs, see Storytelling in Sedona.

Featured Talks

 

 

Embracing the Unknown:

The Art of Curiosity

A story-driven talk that moves from lion encounters in Botswana to orangutans in Sumatra, exploring how curiosity helps people move beyond fear and into discovery. Through real-world experiences, Robert examines the role of wonder, risk, and attention in shaping a life of learning, travel, and deeper engagement with the world.

Pithecophilia:
Ape Heritage, Conservation,

& The Explorers Club

A presentation for nature lovers, literary audiences, and science-minded groups that traces a lifelong fascination with great apes and the landscapes they inhabit. Through stories of gorillas, orangutans, exploration, and conservation, Robert reflects on the enduring connection between curiosity, field experience, and the responsibility to protect wild places.

Piecing Together the Past:
Writing History’s Mysteries

An author talk for readers, writers, and historical audiences on the process of turning research into narrative. Robert shares how travel, archival digging, landscape, and imagination come together to create fiction rooted in real people, places, and unanswered questions.

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Selected former hosts

Science Vortex

Everett Ruess Festival

Immaculate Conception

Catholic School

Katahdin Public Library

Patten Lumberman's Museum

Presquile High School

Caribou High School

Veteran’s Memorial Library

 

The Briar Patch Inn

Dreamtime Guest House

West Sedona School

Sedona Charter School

The Explorers Club

Hollis Area High School

Hollis Social Library

Lull Farm Orchard

Nashua Public Library

Tewksbury Public Library

Running River School

Verde Valley School

Toadstool Book Store

Barnes and Noble

Sedona Public Library

Sedona Red Rock High School

Beaver Brook Association

 

Robert is a longtime member of The Explorers Club and Chair of its Southwest Chapter. He has shared stories with schools and audiences abroad, across the Southwest and New England.

 

 

 

Shortcuts

Historical fiction, Southwest legends, and global adventures from author & speaker Robert Louis DeMayo.

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Sedona, Arizona