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Authors In Conversation with Festival Favorite J. A. Jance

We are excited to present bestselling author and festival favorite J. A. Jance for our next Authors In Conversation Series event! This exclusive conversation will be moderated by Shannon Baker. She will discuss "Credible Threat," the newest book in her Ali Reynolds series. This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, July 8 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Register here today! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series and five interrelated thrillers about the Walker family as well as a volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Ariz., Jance lives with her husband in Seattle.

New Podcast Available Featuring Author Anne Enright

We''re excited to present the next Tucson Festival of Books Author Podcast Series with Irish author Anne Enright and moderator Gay Vernon. Click here to listen now. 

Anne Enright is the author of five novels, the most recent being "Actress."  She is best-known for "The Gathering," which won the Mann-Booker Prize. "The Forgotten Waltz" won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. In 2015, Enright was named the first Laureate for Irish Fiction. She lives in Dublin.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations are being accepted until July 12.

Authors In Conversation with Mystery Writers James Rollins & Paula Munier

As a follow-up to our highly successful first Authors In Conversation event, we are excited to bring you mystery writers James Rollins and Paula Munier. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is now open for this exclusive conversation about suspense and thrillers: why we love hanging on the edge of our seats!

This conversation will happen on Crowdcast, Friday, May 29 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Make sure to save your spot now! To register, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

James Rollins is a New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers. He unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs and historical secrets. His latest book is "The Last Odyssey."

Paula Munier is a bestselling author who has a passion for writing and animals. Her experience with working dogs, her dog Bear and a passion for crime fiction inspired her new book, "A Borrowing of Bones."

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Wednesday, June 10, 3pm 

BRYAN WALSH, End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

Authors In Conversation with Bestselling Author T?a Obreht

Next up for our Authors In Conversation series, we are excited to present bestselling author Téa Obreht and moderator Helene Woodhams. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is now open for this exclusive conversation discussing her latest book "Inland" and why she chose the 1800''s Arizona Territory as the setting.

This conversation will happen on Crowdcast, Wednesday, June 3 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Make sure to save your spot now! To register, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

Téa Obreht is the author of "The Tiger’s Wife," a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction. Her latest release "Inland" is a Southwest Book of the Year. It is just being released in paperback.

Authors In Conversation with Mystery Writers James Rollins & Paula Munier

If you haven''t registered already, make sure to tune in today, Friday, May 29 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time on Crowdcast as we bring you mystery authors James Rollins and Paula Munier. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is open for this exclusive conversation about suspense and thrillers: why we love hanging on the edge of our seats! To register, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

James Rollins is a New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers. He unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs and historical secrets. His latest book is "The Last Odyssey."

Paula Munier is a bestselling author who has a passion for writing and animals. Her experience with working dogs, her dog Bear and a passion for crime fiction inspired her new book, "A Borrowing of Bones."

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, June 10, 3pm 

BRYAN WALSH, End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

Best-Selling Author Brad Thor in Conversation with Isabella Maldonado

Don''t miss your chance to see best-selling thriller author Brad Thor for Authors In Conversation with crime writer and moderator Isabella Maldonado as they discuss his new book "Near Dark."  This event is happening on Crowdcast Wednesday, November 11 at 3pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Brad Thor is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of twenty thrillers, including "The Last Patriot," "Blowback," "Backlash" and his latest novel "Near Dark."

Isabella Maldonado wore a gun and badge in real life before turning to crime writing. She uses her extensive law enforcement background to bring a realistic edge to her writing. "The Cipher" is the first book in her new series.

This event is sponsored by TCI Wealth Advisors.

Join Us for Imagination Friday on October 30

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom.

Join us on November 6 as Andy Griffiths, all the way from Australia, shares his newest book, "The Treehouse Joke Book," and his upcoming 10th book in the series, "The 130-Story Treehouse." "The Treehouse Joke Book" is chock-full of gags, quips, puns and cartoons.  Register here for the November 6 session.

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events. To order signed copies of the books featured on Imagination Friday click here.

Don''t Miss Our Latest Podcast with Author Alyssa Cole

Described as "Rear Window" meets "Get Out," Alyssa Cole discusses her new thriller "When No One Is Watching" with Jessica Pryde in our latest podcast. Check it out here.

Alyssa Cole is a New York Times and USA Today Best-selling author of romance (historical, contemporary, and sci-fi) and thrillers. Her most recent novel is "When No One Is Watching: A Thriller."

Literacy Connects November Book Club

Join Literacy Connects for their November Book Club!

"Let Him Go" by Larry Watson - Saturday, November 14, 10 AM - A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants. 

This live Zoom event features Q & As with the book’s author, small group discussion and the chance to discover a great new book! For more information about the book and to sign up, click here.

Join Us For Facebook Live with Author Jennifer Rosner

The Tucson Festival of Books is looking for new ways to bring you the authors that you love. We are very excited to announce a Facebook Live session with author Jennifer Rosner. Jennifer will speak about her recently released novel "The Yellow Bird Sings." Please join us on Facebook on Wednesday, April 22 at 3pm MST. If you don''t already, follow us on Facebook.

Jennifer Rosner is the author of the novel, "The Yellow Bird Sings," and the memoir, "If A Tree Falls: A Family''s Quest to Hear and Be Heard." Her children''s book, "The Mitten String," is a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable. Rosner''s writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Massachusetts Review, The Forward, Good Housekeeping and elsewhere. Rosner holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Stanford University. She lives in western Massachusetts with her family. To purchase the book today, click here. 

Please stay tuned for more dynamic content from Tucson Festival of Books!

Letter to the Editor

We are so thankful for the Tucson community and the support we''ve received since the cancellation of the festival. It was very encouraging to see this Letter to the Editor in the Arizona Daily Star.

Support Literacy with AZ Tax Credits

Teen Audio Interviews with Festival Authors

We''re excited to share remote interviews conducted by teens who intended to meet these young adult authors at this year''s festival. Thanks so much to Pima County Public Library and Worlds of Words for making this happen! Click here to hear them now!

Check out TFOB''s Lynn Wiese Sneyd with "The And I Thought Ladies"

The festival''s Literary Consultant Lynn Wiese Sneyd will be a guest on "The And I Thought Ladies" show speaking about the Tucson Festival of Books, how authors get into festivals and what festivals mean to authors. She will also discuss her experiences as a published author. Find out more and watch the show here.

Let The University of Arizona BookStores Pick Your Next Read

Choose your favorite genre and let The University of Arizona BookStores pick your next read! For only $20, have three books selected by their staff and shipped to your door! Click here to support the bookstore and choose your selections today.

Storytime At Home

The University of Arizona BookStore is excited to bring you Storytime at Home! The bookstore will do an online version once a week, but here are a couple of episodes you can watch today. See Paddington and ¡Diez Manzanas en la Cabeza!

Authors In Conversation with Bestselling Author Alex Kotlowitz

Next up for our Authors In Conversation Series, we present bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz and moderator Jill Jorden Spitz live on Crowdcast on Thursday, June 18 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Join us for this timely discussion of current events and his latest book. Reserve your space today.

Alex Kotlowitz is a former staff writer at The Wall Street Journal and the author of four books, including his recent, "An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago." It is the 2020 J. Lukas Anthony Prize Winner and a richly textured, heartrending portrait of love and death in Chicago''s most turbulent neighborhoods.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books will go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations will be accepted from June 12 - July 12.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

Wednesday, July 1, 3pm 

MARIN SARDY, The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia

All of these events can be viewed on the TFOB Facebook Page with or without an account or profile.

Facebook Live with Award-Winning Science Journalist Bryan Walsh

Join us today, Wednesday, June 10 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time for Facebook Live with science journalist Bryan Walsh. He is the author of "End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World." Purchase his book here.

Bryan Walsh is an award-winning science journalist for Time and the founder of technology site OneZero. 

Follow us on Facebook here. Anyone can view these events with or without a Facebook account or profile. Find the live events seven days before here.

Authors In Conversation Series: Wine & Words with Kiley Reid and Sarah Blake

Our Authors In Conversation Series continues as we present Wine and Words with authors Kiley Reid and Sarah Blake live on Crowdcast on Friday, June 12 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. Enjoy happy hour while our authors engage in a timely discussion about their books and share thoughts on race, class and culture in America today. Register today for this event.

An Arizona native, Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was the recipient of the Truman Capote Fellowship. "Such A Fun Age" is her first novel. She lives in Philadelphia.

Sarah Blake is the author of the novels "Grange House" and the New York Times bestsellers "The Postmistress," which has been translated into 14 languages and won the 2010 Boekker Prize, and, most recently, "The Guest Book," a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick and a National Jewish Book Awards finalist. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and her two sons.  

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

Wednesday, July 1, 3pm 

MARIN SARDY, The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia

All of these events can be viewed on the TFOB Facebook Page with or without an account or profile.

An Exclusive Conversation with MSNBC Political Analyst Zerlina Maxwell

Next up for our Authors In Conversation series is a session with author and MSNBC Political Analyst Zerlina Maxwell and moderator Mary Okoye.  Join us for this timely discussion where she will discuss her book "The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide." This event will be held on Crowdcast Thursday, July 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Zerlina Maxwell is an MSNBC political analyst, commentator, speaker, and writer. She is also the Senior Director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM and the co-host of the award-winning radio show, Signal Boost.

Best-Selling Author Christina Baker Kline In Conversation with Jillian Cantor

There is still time to register for today''s Authors In Conversation with best-selling author Christina Baker Cline in discussion with Tucson author Jillian Cantor. They will discuss Christina Baker Kline''s new novel "The Exiles," about the struggles of hope and hardship for three women in 1840s Australia. This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, September 23 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

A #1 New York Times best-selling author of eight novels, including "The Exiles," "Orphan Train," and "A Piece of the World," Christina Baker Kline is published in 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities and schools as “One Book, One Read” selections. 

Jillian Cantor is an award-winning and best-selling author of ten novels for teens and adults. Her most recent novel is "In Another Time," a historical novel and Indie Next pick.

This event is sponsored by Elizabeth Green.

Join Us for Imagination Fridays

Tucson festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020 as our local schools meet on-line. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom if students go back to school.

Join us on September 25 as Rashin Kheiriyeh features her new picturebook, "Bahar the Lucky," a funny tale full of surprises about a rug weaver from Iran who decides to try her hand at fortune telling. Register here for the September 25 session.

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book,  a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events.

Don''t Miss This Authors In Conversation with Marvel Comic Writer and Editor Danny Fingeroth, Author Henry Barajas Moderated by The Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons

Join us for a marvelous Authors In Conversation with award-winning author and editor at Marvel Comics Danny Fingeroth and graphic memoir author Henry Barajas. This discussion will be moderated by The Arizona Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons. Fingeroth''s new book is "A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee." This event is happening on Crowdcast on Wednesday, September 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Danny Fingeroth is a highly-regarded pop culture critic and historian, he is the author of acclaimed books including "Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society" and co-editor of The Stan Lee Universe, an annotated collection of rarities from Lee’s personal archives. Fingeroth worked with Lee on numerous projects and conducted original, in-depth interviews with him (and many others) in the course of researching A Marvelous Life. 

Henry Barajas is a Latinx author from Tucson. He is best known for his graphic memoir about his great-grandfather Ramon Jaurigue, titled "La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo." He currently works in L.A. at Top Cow.

David Fitzsimmons is a cartoonist, humor columnist and blogger for the Arizona Daily Star. Fitz is syndicated to more than 700 news publications. A Pulitzer finalist in 1988, his award-winning cartoons have drawn both fire and praise.

This event is sponsored by The Arizona Daily Star.

Authors In Conversation with Louise Aronson and Judith Heumann

Join us TODAY for another exclusive Authors In Conversation event with authors Louise Aronson and Judith Heumann as they discuss aging, disability and advocacy. It will be moderated by Stu Mellan. This event will be held on Crowdcast today, Monday, July 20 at 12pm Arizona time, 3pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Louise Aronson is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Her most recent book is "Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, and Reimagining Life" and is a Pulitzer Prize Finalist.

Judith Heumann, who contracted polio at age two, is one of the world''s foremost advocates for disabled people. Her new memoir is titled "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist."

RESCHEDULED - Authors In Conversation with Walter Thompson-Hern?ndez and John Branch

We''re sorry for the last-minute notice and inconvenience, but this event has been rescheduled. 

The event will now be held on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. If you haven''t already, reserve your spot here.

A Facebook Live Conversation with Bestselling Author W. Bruce Cameron

We are excited to present bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron for today''s Facebook Author Series event! He will join us for a conversation live on Facebook today, Wednesday, May 20 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here and find the event here. Purchase "A Dog''s Promise" or "A Dog''s Way Home" today! His new book is "Bella''s Story."

W. Bruce Cameron is the number one New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of "A Dog''s Purpose," "A Dog''s Way Home" and "A Dog''s Journey" (all now major motion pictures). "The Dog Master," the A Dog''s Purpose Puppy Tales for young readers (starting with "Ellie''s Story" and "Bailey''s Story"), "The Dogs of Christmas," "The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man" and others. 

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Wednesday, June 3, 3pm

TÉA OBREHT: Inland, SW Book of the Year

Wednesday, June 10, 3pm 

BRYAN WALSH, nature/environment

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, mystery

An Exclusive Conversation with MSNBC Political Analyst Zerlina Maxwell

Next up for our Authors In Conversation series is a session with author and MSNBC Political Analyst Zerlina Maxwell and moderator Mary Okoye.  Join us for this timely discussion where she will discuss her book "The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide." This event will be held on Crowdcast Thursday, July 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Zerlina Maxwell is an MSNBC political analyst, commentator, speaker, and writer. She is also the Senior Director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM and the co-host of the award-winning radio show, Signal Boost.

CNN Correspondent Brian Stelter in Conversation with Jim Nintzel

There is still time to register for today''s Authors In Conversation when CNN Anchor and Chief Correspondent Brian Stelter joins us for a session moderated by Tucson''s Jim Nintzel. This timely discussion will feature a conversation about Brian''s new book "HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth." This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, October 21 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Brian Stelter is the chief media correspondent for CNN Worldwide and anchor of Reliable Sources, which examines the world’s top media stories every Sunday. Prior to joining CNN in 2013, Stelter was a media reporter at The New York Times. His first book, the New York Times best-seller "Top of the Morning," inspired the Apple TV+ drama The Morning Show. 

This event is sponsored by Helios Education Foundation.

Join Us for Imagination Friday on October 23

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom.

Join us on October 23 as Sherri Duskey Rinker features "Construction Site Mission: Demolition!" as the construction team has an exciting job of smashing, crushing, sorting and hauling. Register here for the October 23 session. 

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events.

Literacy Connects Offers New Reading Seed Families Program

Visit the Literacy Connects website for more info.

Best-Selling Author Casey Cep in Conversation with Author Gary Stuart

Next week''s Authors In Conversation features best-selling author Casey Cep moderated by Gary Stuart. They will discuss Cep''s debut "Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee," a true-crime thriller, courtroom drama, and miniature biography of Harper Lee. This event is happening on Crowdcast Wednesday, October 28 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Casey Cep''s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times and The New Republic, among other publications. "Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee" is her first book.

Gary L. Stuart is a lawyer, law professor, and author of 12 books. His latest book is "Call Him Mac," the biography of Arizona lawmaker Ernest W. McFarland.

This event is sponsored by HSL Properties.

Authors In Conversation with Bestselling Author T?a Obreht

Next up for our Authors In Conversation series, we are excited to present bestselling author Téa Obreht and moderator Helene Woodhams. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is now open for this exclusive conversation discussing her latest book "Inland" and why she chose the 1800''s Arizona Territory as the setting.

This conversation will happen on Crowdcast, Wednesday, June 3 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Make sure to save your spot now! To register, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

Téa Obreht is the author of "The Tiger’s Wife," a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction. Her latest release "Inland" is a Southwest Book of the Year. It is just being released in paperback.

Authors In Conversation with Mystery Writers James Rollins & Paula Munier

If you haven''t registered already, make sure to tune in today, Friday, May 29 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time on Crowdcast as we bring you mystery authors James Rollins and Paula Munier. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is open for this exclusive conversation about suspense and thrillers: why we love hanging on the edge of our seats! To register, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

James Rollins is a New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers. He unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs and historical secrets. His latest book is "The Last Odyssey."

Paula Munier is a bestselling author who has a passion for writing and animals. Her experience with working dogs, her dog Bear and a passion for crime fiction inspired her new book, "A Borrowing of Bones."

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, June 10, 3pm 

BRYAN WALSH, End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

Facebook Live with Author Marin Sardy

We are excited to have one more great Facebook Live Author Series event this summer!

On Wednesday, July 1 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time, Marin Sardy will join us. Marin Sardy is the author of "The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia," a memoir about the mental illness in her family. A Tucson resident, she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for "Edge."

Follow us on Facebook here. Anyone with or without a Facebook account can view these events. Find the live events seven days before here.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations are being accepted until July 12.

Authors In Conversation with Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig

Tucson Festival of Books is excited to announce a new virtual series: Authors In Conversation. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is now open for an exclusive conversation with authors Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, moderated by Tucsonan Jim Nintzel.

This conversation will happen on Crowdcast on Monday, May 18 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. To register and reserve your spot today, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

Philip Rucker is the White House bureau chief for The Washington Post and is a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He received a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for coverage of Russian interference. His new book is "A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump''s Testing of America."

Carol Leonnig, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, has worked at The Washington Post since 2000. Leonnig is an on-air contributor to NBC News and MSNBC. Her new book is "A Very Stable Genius".

Join Us Today for Facebook Live with Bestselling Author Lori Gottlieb

Next up for our Facebook Live Author Series is bestselling author Lori Gottlieb! Please note the new time for Lori Gottlieb''s Facebook Live event. It is today, Friday, May 15 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here. Purchase Lori''s book here.

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone," which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 20, 3pm

W. BRUCE CAMERON: A Dog''s Purpose

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Meet Best-Selling Author T. Jefferson Parker in the Author Q & A Series

We are excited to present new author content with the Author Q & A Series! Meet your favorite authors through a series of questions and answers. First up: get to know best-selling author T. Jefferson Parker in this fun interview exclusively for Tucson Festival of Books.

Novelist T. Jefferson Parker is a Southern Californian through and through.  Still beach-boy bronze at age 66, Parker has never lived anywhere else. All 23 of his books have been set in Los Angeles, Orange or San Diego Counties. But if Parker has a home away from home – particularly in the spring -- it might be Tucson.

He has attended the Tucson Festival of Books the last nine years in a row.  Parker likes it here, and the feeling is mutual.  His sessions are usual full, his book-signing lines long.

Read the full interview here.

Don''t Miss the Latest Podcast with Susan Ware

Check out our latest podcast with Susan Ware! Interviewer Gay Vernon speaks with Susan, a pioneer in the field of women’s history and a leading feminist biographer. She is the author and editor of numerous books on twentieth-century U.S. history including "Why They Marched, Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right To Vote." 

Listen to it here.

Authors In Conversation with Bestselling Author Alex Kotlowitz

Next up for our Authors In Conversation Series, we present bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz and moderator Jill Jorden Spitz live on Crowdcast on Thursday, June 18 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Join us for this timely discussion of current events and his latest book. Reserve your space today.

Alex Kotlowitz is a former staff writer at The Wall Street Journal and the author of four books, including his recent, "An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago." It is the 2020 J. Lukas Anthony Prize Winner and a richly textured, heartrending portrait of love and death in Chicago''s most turbulent neighborhoods.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books will go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations will be accepted from June 12 - July 12.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

Wednesday, July 1, 3pm 

MARIN SARDY, The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia

All of these events can be viewed on the TFOB Facebook Page with or without an account or profile.

Register Now for Authors In Conversation with Emmy Award Winning Journalist Maria Hinojosa

There is still time to register for Authors In Conversation with journalist and author Maria Hinojosa moderated by Lorraine Rivera. The two will discuss Maria''s new book "Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America. " This event will be held on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Maria Hinojosa’s nearly thirty-year career as a journalist includes reporting for PBS, CBS, WGBH, WNBC, CNN, NPR, and anchoring and executive producing the Peabody Award–winning show Latino USA, distributed by NPR. She has won several awards, including four Emmys, the Studs Terkel Community Media Award, two Robert F. Kennedy Awards, and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club. In 2010, she founded Futuro Media, an independent nonprofit organization with the mission of producing multimedia content from a POC perspective. 

Lorraine Rivera is an award-winning broadcast journalist who serves the Arizona television market. Rivera is the host and co-producer of Arizona 360, a weekly statewide public affairs program.

This event is sponsored by Pima County Public Library.

Join Us for Imagination Fridays

Tucson festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020 as our local schools meet on-line. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom if students go back to school.

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book,  a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events.

Best-Selling Author Christina Baker Kline In Conversation with Jillian Cantor

Regsiter today for next week''s Authors In Conversation with best-selling author Christina Baker Cline in discussion with Tucson author Jillian Cantor. They will discuss Christina Baker Kline''s new novel "The Exiles," about the struggles of hope and hardship for three women in 1840s Australia. This event is happening on Crowdcast on Wednesday, September 23 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

A #1 New York Times best-selling author of eight novels, including "The Exiles," "Orphan Train," and "A Piece of the World," Christina Baker Kline is published in 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities and schools as “One Book, One Read” selections. 

Jillian Cantor is an award-winning and best-selling author of ten novels for teens and adults. Her most recent novel is "In Another Time," a historical novel and Indie Next pick.

This event is sponsored by Elizabeth Green,

Authors In Conversation with Louise Aronson and Judith Heumann

Join us for another exclusive Authors In Conversation event with authors Louise Aronson and Judith Heumann as they discuss aging, disability and advocacy. It will be moderated by Stu Mellan. This event will be held on Crowdcast, Monday, July 20 at 12pm Arizona time, 3pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Louise Aronson is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Her most recent book is "Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, and Reimagining Life" and is a Pulitzer Prize Finalist.

Judith Heumann, who contracted polio at age two, is one of the world''s foremost advocates for disabled people. Her new memoir is titled "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist."

Authors In Conversation Series: Wine & Words with Kiley Reid and Sarah Blake

Our Authors In Conversation Series continues as we present Wine and Words with authors Kiley Reid and Sarah Blake live on Crowdcast on Friday, June 12 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. Enjoy happy hour while our authors engage in a timely discussion about their books and share thoughts on race, class and culture in America today. Register today for this event.

An Arizona native, Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was the recipient of the Truman Capote Fellowship. "Such A Fun Age" is her first novel. She lives in Philadelphia.

Sarah Blake is the author of the novels "Grange House" and the New York Times bestsellers "The Postmistress," which has been translated into 14 languages and won the 2010 Boekker Prize, and, most recently, "The Guest Book," a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick and a National Jewish Book Awards finalist. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and her two sons.  

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, June 10, 3pm 

BRYAN WALSH, End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

All of these events can be viewed on the TFOB Facebook Page with or without an account or profile.

Give an Early Holiday Gift with Peter Frampton and His Book

Join us to hear author and Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton discuss the remarkable story of his life and career when he speaks about his book "Do You Feel Like I Do?" in conversation with best-selling author and festival favorite Luis Alberto Urrea. This event will be held on Thursday, December 10 from 12:00 - 12.40 p.m. Tucson time. Watch Urrea preview the event in this video. 

Peter Frampton is among the most celebrated guitarists in rock history. His 1976 album, "Frampton Comes Alive!," remains one of the top selling live records of all time. In 2007 he won the Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for "Fingerprints," and in 2014 he was inducted into the Musicians'' Hall of Fame. For Cameron Crowe’s film, "Almost Famous," Frampton wrote songs, served as an advisor, and played the role of Reg.

Frampton will be speaking with literary legend Luis Alberto Urrea, hailed by NPR as a “literary badass” and a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart.” Urrea is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph.

Registration for this event is $45 and includes a copy of "Do You Feel Like I Do?" Click here to register. Book orders after 12/2 are not guaranteed to arrive before the event.

A link and password will be sent to all registrants with your receipt and once again 48 hours before the event. Registered guests will also be given the opportunity to submit questions prior to the event! Instructions on how to submit will be included with your login instructions.

An Exclusive Conversation with Authors Timothy Egan and Joe Drape

Join us for next week''s Authors In Conversation with best-selling authors Timothy Egan and Joe Drape moderated by Mark Woodhams. They will discuss faith journeys and their books "A Pilgrimage to Eternity" and "The Saint Makers: Inside the Catholic Church and How a War Hero Inspired a Journey of Faith." This event is happening on Crowdcast, Wednesday, December 9 at 3pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Timothy Egan is a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of nine books.

Joe Drape is an award-winning sportswriter for the New York Times. He is the author of seven books, including the New York Times best-sellers "Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen" and "American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner''s Legendary Rise."

This event is sponsored by BeachFleischman.

Authors In Conversation with Festival Favorite J. A. Jance

We are excited to present bestselling author and festival favorite J. A. Jance for our next Authors In Conversation Series event! This exclusive conversation will be moderated by Shannon Baker. She will discuss "Credible Threat," the newest book in her Ali Reynolds series. This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, July 8 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Register here today! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series and five interrelated thrillers about the Walker family as well as a volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Ariz., Jance lives with her husband in Seattle.

New Podcast Available Featuring Author Anne Enright

We''re excited to present the next Tucson Festival of Books Author Podcast Series with Irish author Anne Enright and moderator Gay Vernon. Click here to listen now. 

Anne Enright is the author of five novels, the most recent being "Actress."  She is best-known for "The Gathering," which won the Mann-Booker Prize. "The Forgotten Waltz" won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. In 2015, Enright was named the first Laureate for Irish Fiction. She lives in Dublin.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations are being accepted until July 12.

An Exclusive Conversation with Guitarist Peter Frampton and Author Luis Alberto Urrea

Join us to hear author and Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton discuss the remarkable story of his life and career when he speaks about his book "Do You Feel Like I Do" in conversation with best-selling author and festival favorite Luis Alberto Urrea. This event will be held on Thursday, December 10 from 12:00 - 12.40 p.m. Tucson time. Watch Urrea preview the event in this video. 

Peter Frampton is among the most celebrated guitarists in rock history. His 1976 album, "Frampton Comes Alive!," remains one of the top selling live records of all time. In 2007 he won the Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for "Fingerprints," and in 2014 he was inducted into the Musicians'' Hall of Fame. For Cameron Crowe’s film, "Almost Famous," Frampton wrote songs, served as an advisor, and played the role of Reg.

Frampton will be speaking with literary legend Luis Alberto Urrea, hailed by NPR as a “literary badass” and a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart.” Urrea is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph.

Registration for this event is $45 and includes a copy of "Do You Feel Like I Do." Click here to register. Order by 12/2 and the UA BookStores will make every effort to get you your book with time to spare!

A link and password will be sent to all registrants with your receipt and once again 48 hours before the event. Registered guests will also be given the opportunity to submit questions prior to the event! Instructions on how to submit will be included with your login instructions.

A Special Holiday Conversation with Best-Selling Author W. Bruce Cameron

There is still time to register for a special Authors In Conversation with W. Bruce Cameron this week. Cameron and screenwriter Kirk Ellis will discuss his feel-good holiday book "A Dog''s Perfect Christmas." This event is happening on Crowdcast, Wednesday, December 2 at 4pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

W. Bruce Cameron is a dog-lover and New York Times best-selling author. His works include "A Dog''s Purpose," "A Dog''s Journey," "A Dog''s Way Home" and "A Dog''s Promise."

Kirk Ellis is an Emmy-winning writer and producer, known for John Adams (2008), Into the West (2005) and Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001).

This event is sponsored by Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter.

Join Us for Imagination Friday with Beth Ferry and Molly Idle on December 4

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom.

Join us on December 4 as Molly Idle and Beth Ferry feature their new picturebook, "We Believe in You." Animals inspire their little ones to chase their dreams and reach for the stars. This stunning picturebook is about the joy of believing in yourself and in one another!  Register here for the December 4 session.

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events. To order signed copies of the books featured on Imagination Friday click here.

An Exclusive Conversation with Guitarist Peter Frampton and Author Luis Alberto Urrea

Join us to hear author and Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton discuss the remarkable story of his life and career when he speaks about his book "Do You Feel Like I Do" in conversation with best-selling author and festival favorite Luis Alberto Urrea. This event will be held on Thursday, December 10 from 12:00 - 12.40 p.m. Tucson time. Watch Urrea preview the event in this video. 

Peter Frampton is among the most celebrated guitarists in rock history. His 1976 album, "Frampton Comes Alive!," remains one of the top selling live records of all time. In 2007 he won the Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for "Fingerprints," and in 2014 he was inducted into the Musicians'' Hall of Fame. For Cameron Crowe’s film, "Almost Famous," Frampton wrote songs, served as an advisor, and played the role of Reg.

Frampton will be speaking with literary legend Luis Alberto Urrea, hailed by NPR as a “literary badass” and a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart.” Urrea is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph.

Registration for this event is $45 and includes a copy of "Do You Feel Like I Do." Click here to register. Order by 12/2 and the UA BookStores will make every effort to get you your book with time to spare!

A link and password will be sent to all registrants with your receipt and once again 48 hours before the event. Registered guests will also be given the opportunity to submit questions prior to the event! Instructions on how to submit will be included with your login instructions.

Facebook Live with Award-Winning Science Journalist Bryan Walsh

Join us today, Wednesday, June 10 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time for Facebook Live with science journalist Bryan Walsh. He is the author of "End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World." Purchase his book here.

Bryan Walsh is an award-winning science journalist for Time and the founder of technology site OneZero. 

Follow us on Facebook here. Anyone can view these events with or without a Facebook account or profile. Find the live events seven days before here.

Authors In Conversation Series: Wine & Words with Kiley Reid and Sarah Blake

Our Authors In Conversation Series continues as we present Wine and Words with authors Kiley Reid and Sarah Blake live on Crowdcast on Friday, June 12 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. Enjoy happy hour while our authors engage in a timely discussion about their books and share thoughts on race, class and culture in America today. Register today for this event.

An Arizona native, Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was the recipient of the Truman Capote Fellowship. "Such A Fun Age" is her first novel. She lives in Philadelphia.

Sarah Blake is the author of the novels "Grange House" and the New York Times bestsellers "The Postmistress," which has been translated into 14 languages and won the 2010 Boekker Prize, and, most recently, "The Guest Book," a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick and a National Jewish Book Awards finalist. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and her two sons.  

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

Wednesday, July 1, 3pm 

MARIN SARDY, The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia

All of these events can be viewed on the TFOB Facebook Page with or without an account or profile.

A Facebook Live Conversation with Bestselling Author W. Bruce Cameron

We are excited to present bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron for our next Facebook Author Series event! He will join us for a conversation live on Facebook on Wednesday, May 20 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here and find the event here. Purchase "A Dog''s Promise" or "A Dog''s Way Home" today!

W. Bruce Cameron is the number one New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of "A Dog''s Purpose," "A Dog''s Way Home" and "A Dog''s Journey" (all now major motion pictures). "The Dog Master," the A Dog''s Purpose Puppy Tales for young readers (starting with "Ellie''s Story" and "Bailey''s Story"), "The Dogs of Christmas," "The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man" and others. His new book is "A Dog''s Promise."

Authors In Conversation with Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig

Tucson Festival of Books is excited to announce a new virtual series: Authors In Conversation. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is now open for an exclusive conversation with authors Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, moderated by Tucsonan Jim Nintzel.

This conversation will happen on Crowdcast today, Monday, May 18 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. This will be our biggest event yet with over 600 registered so far. Make sure to save your spot now! To register, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

Philip Rucker is the White House bureau chief for The Washington Post and is a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He received a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for coverage of Russian interference. His new book is "A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump''s Testing of America."

Carol Leonnig, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, has worked at The Washington Post since 2000. Leonnig is an on-air contributor to NBC News and MSNBC. Her new book is "A Very Stable Genius".

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Updated Time for Facebook Live with Bestselling Author Lori Gottlieb

Please note the new time for Lori Gottlieb''s Facebook Live event. It will be on Friday, May 15 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time.

Next up for our Facebook Live Author Series is bestselling author Lori Gottlieb! Laurie will join us for a conversation and will go live on Facebook on Friday, May 15 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here. Purchase Laurie''s book here.

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone," which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 20, 3pm

W. BRUCE CAMERON: A Dog''s Purpose

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Facebook Live Author Series with Poet Major Jackson

Our first Facebook Live event with Jennifer Rosner was a great way to virtually connect with all of you! We''re excited to do it again and celebrate National Poetry Month with poet Major Jackson on Wednesday, April 29 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time on Facebook Live. If you don''t already, follow us on Facebook. "The Absurd Man" is his newest collection and is available from the University of Arizona BookStores here. 

Major Jackson is the author of five books of poetry, including "The Absurd Man," "Roll Deep," "Holding Company," "Hoops" and "Leaving Saturn," which won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize for a first book of poems.His edited volumes include: Best American Poetry 2019, Renga for Obama, and Library of America’s Countee Cullen: Collected Poems. A recipient of fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Major Jackson has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, a Whiting Writers’ Award, and has been honored by the Pew Fellowship in the Arts and the Witter Bynner Foundation in conjunction with the Library of Congress. He has published poems and essays in American Poetry Review, Callaloo, The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, Tin House and been included in multiple volumes of Best American Poetry. Major Jackson lives in South Burlington, Vermont, where he is the Richard A. Dennis Professor of English and University Distinguished Professor at the University of Vermont. He serves as the Poetry Editor of The Harvard Review.

From poets.org: "Now, as we face an unprecedented circumstance, National Poetry Month has taken on new meaning and importance. More and more people are turning to poetry at this moment, because poetry and inspiring language can help bring solace and needed strength." 

Updated Time for Facebook Live with Bestselling Author Lori Gottlieb

Please note the new time for Lori Gottlieb''s Facebook Live event. It will be on Friday, May 15 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time.

Next up for our Facebook Live Author Series is bestselling author Lori Gottlieb! Laurie will join us for a conversation and will go live on Facebook on Friday, May 15 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here. Purchase Laurie''s book here.

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone," which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 20, 3pm

W. BRUCE CAMERON: A Dog''s Purpose

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Meet Best-Selling Author T. Jefferson Parker in the Author Q & A Series

We are excited to present new author content with the Author Q & A Series! Meet your favorite authors through a series of questions and answers. First up: get to know best-selling author T. Jefferson Parker in this fun interview exclusively for Tucson Festival of Books.

Novelist T. Jefferson Parker is a Southern Californian through and through.  Still beach-boy bronze at age 66, Parker has never lived anywhere else. All 23 of his books have been set in Los Angeles, Orange or San Diego Counties. But if Parker has a home away from home – particularly in the spring -- it might be Tucson.

He has attended the Tucson Festival of Books the last nine years in a row.  Parker likes it here, and the feeling is mutual.  His sessions are usual full, his book-signing lines long.

Read the full interview here.

Don''t Miss the Latest Podcast with Susan Ware

Check out our latest podcast with Susan Ware! Interviewer Gay Vernon speaks with Susan, a pioneer in the field of women’s history and a leading feminist biographer. She is the author and editor of numerous books on twentieth-century U.S. history including "Why They Marched, Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right To Vote." 

Listen to it here.

TIME CORRECTION - A Tribute to WWII Military Pilots with Authors John Bruning, Sam Kleiner and Hampton Sides

**Please note the corrected time for this event. It is at 4pm Arizona time and not 3pm.**

Next week''s Authors In Conversation will be a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II with authors John Bruning, Sam Kleiner and Hampton Sides. The discussion will serve as a tribute to military pilots in WWII. This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. If you haven''t already, reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

John R. Bruning is the author of "Race of Aces." He is also the author and collaborating writer of the national bestseller, "Indestructible." Bruning is well traveled as an embedded combat correspondent. For his reporting in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense presented him with the Thomas Jefferson Award in 2010.

Samuel Kleiner is a historian and lawyer based in New York City. He was raised in Tucson, Arizona and holds a BA from Northwestern University, a doctorate in international relations from the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar, and a JD from Yale Law School. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy and The Atlantic. His latest book is "The Flying Tigers."

Hampton Sides is the author of "On Desperate Ground," "In the Kingdom of Ice," "Ghost Soldiers," "Blood and Thunder," "Hellhound On His Trail," and other bestselling works of narrative history and literary non-fiction. Hampton is an editor-at-large for Outside.

This event is sponsored by Pepper Viner Homes.

Literacy Connects September Book Club

Join Literacy Connects for their September Book Club!

"Dominicana" by Angie Cruz - Saturday, September 12, 10 AM - A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants. 

Don''t miss the next installment of the Literacy Connects book club, produced in partnership with the Tucson Festival of Books and The Hacienda at the Canyon. This month we will be reading "Dominicana" by Angie Cruz. 

This live Zoom event features small breakouts, group discussions, and Q & As with the book’s author. For more information about the book and to sign up, visit https://literacyconnects.org/literacy-connects-book-club/

Authors In Conversation with Emmy Award Winning Journalist Maria Hinojosa

Next week we present Authors In Conversation with journalist and author Maria Hinojosa and moderator Lorraine Rivera. The two will discuss Maria''s new book "Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America. " This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Maria Hinojosa’s nearly thirty-year career as a journalist includes reporting for PBS, CBS, WGBH, WNBC, CNN, NPR, and anchoring and executive producing the Peabody Award–winning show Latino USA, distributed by NPR. She has won several awards, including four Emmys, the Studs Terkel Community Media Award, two Robert F. Kennedy Awards, and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club. In 2010, she founded Futuro Media, an independent nonprofit organization with the mission of producing multimedia content from a POC perspective. 

Lorraine Rivera is an award-winning broadcast journalist who serves the Arizona television market. Rivera is the host and co-producer of Arizona 360, a weekly statewide public affairs program.

This event is sponsored by Pima County Public Library.

TIME CORRECTION - A Tribute to WWII Military Pilots with Authors John Bruning, Sam Kleiner and Hampton Sides

**Please note the corrected time for this event. It is at 4pm Arizona time and not 3pm.**

Next week''s Authors In Conversation will be a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II with authors John Bruning, Sam Kleiner and Hampton Sides. The discussion will serve as a tribute to military pilots in WWII. This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. If you haven''t already, reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

John R. Bruning is the author of "Race of Aces." He is also the author and collaborating writer of the national bestseller, "Indestructible." Bruning is well traveled as an embedded combat correspondent. For his reporting in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense presented him with the Thomas Jefferson Award in 2010.

Samuel Kleiner is a historian and lawyer based in New York City. He was raised in Tucson, Arizona and holds a BA from Northwestern University, a doctorate in international relations from the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar, and a JD from Yale Law School. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy and The Atlantic. His latest book is "The Flying Tigers."

Hampton Sides is the author of "On Desperate Ground," "In the Kingdom of Ice," "Ghost Soldiers," "Blood and Thunder," "Hellhound On His Trail," and other bestselling works of narrative history and literary non-fiction. Hampton is an editor-at-large for Outside.

This event is sponsored by Pepper Viner Homes.

Literacy Connects September Book Club

Join Literacy Connects for their September Book Club!

"Dominicana" by Angie Cruz - Saturday, September 12, 10 AM - A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants. 

Don''t miss the next installment of the Literacy Connects book club, produced in partnership with the Tucson Festival of Books and The Hacienda at the Canyon. This month we will be reading "Dominicana" by Angie Cruz. 

This live Zoom event features small breakouts, group discussions, and Q & As with the book’s author. For more information about the book and to sign up, visit https://literacyconnects.org/literacy-connects-book-club/

Authors In Conversation with Emmy Award Winning Journalist Maria Hinojosa

Next week we present Authors In Conversation with journalist and author Maria Hinojosa and moderator Lorraine Rivera. The two will discuss Maria''s new book "Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America. " This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Maria Hinojosa’s nearly thirty-year career as a journalist includes reporting for PBS, CBS, WGBH, WNBC, CNN, NPR, and anchoring and executive producing the Peabody Award–winning show Latino USA, distributed by NPR. She has won several awards, including four Emmys, the Studs Terkel Community Media Award, two Robert F. Kennedy Awards, and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club. In 2010, she founded Futuro Media, an independent nonprofit organization with the mission of producing multimedia content from a POC perspective. 

Lorraine Rivera is an award-winning broadcast journalist who serves the Arizona television market. Rivera is the host and co-producer of Arizona 360, a weekly statewide public affairs program.

This event is sponsored by Pima County Public Library.

Best-Selling Author Christina Baker Kline In Conversation with Jillian Cantor

There is still time to register for today''s Authors In Conversation with best-selling author Christina Baker Cline in discussion with Tucson author Jillian Cantor. They will discuss Christina Baker Kline''s new novel "The Exiles," about the struggles of hope and hardship for three women in 1840s Australia. This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, September 23 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

A #1 New York Times best-selling author of eight novels, including "The Exiles," "Orphan Train," and "A Piece of the World," Christina Baker Kline is published in 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities and schools as “One Book, One Read” selections. 

Jillian Cantor is an award-winning and best-selling author of ten novels for teens and adults. Her most recent novel is "In Another Time," a historical novel and Indie Next pick.

This event is sponsored by Elizabeth Green.

Join Us for Imagination Fridays

Tucson festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020 as our local schools meet on-line. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom if students go back to school.

Join us on September 25 as Rashin Kheiriyeh features her new picturebook, "Bahar the Lucky," a funny tale full of surprises about a rug weaver from Iran who decides to try her hand at fortune telling. Register here for the September 25 session.

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book,  a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events.

Don''t Miss This Authors In Conversation with Marvel Comic Writer and Editor Danny Fingeroth, Author Henry Barajas Moderated by The Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons

Join us for a marvelous Authors In Conversation with award-winning author and editor at Marvel Comics Danny Fingeroth and graphic memoir author Henry Barajas. This discussion will be moderated by The Arizona Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons. Fingeroth''s new book is "A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee." This event is happening on Crowdcast on Wednesday, September 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Danny Fingeroth is a highly-regarded pop culture critic and historian, he is the author of acclaimed books including "Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society" and co-editor of The Stan Lee Universe, an annotated collection of rarities from Lee’s personal archives. Fingeroth worked with Lee on numerous projects and conducted original, in-depth interviews with him (and many others) in the course of researching A Marvelous Life. 

Henry Barajas is a Latinx author from Tucson. He is best known for his graphic memoir about his great-grandfather Ramon Jaurigue, titled "La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo." He currently works in L.A. at Top Cow.

David Fitzsimmons is a cartoonist, humor columnist and blogger for the Arizona Daily Star. Fitz is syndicated to more than 700 news publications. A Pulitzer finalist in 1988, his award-winning cartoons have drawn both fire and praise.

This event is sponsored by The Arizona Daily Star.

TODAY - A Discussion of Tucson''s Culinary Heritage with Carolyn Niethammer and Andi Berlin

There is still time to register for Authors In Conversation featuring cookbook author Carolyn Niethammer along with moderator Andi Berlin. They will discuss Carolyn''s latest cookbook "A Desert Feast: Celebrating Tucson''s Culinary Heritage." This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, October 7 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Carolyn Niethammer learned to love and understand the West growing up in small-town northern Arizona. She has spent her life writing about the foods and people of the Southwest in award-winning ethnobotanies, cookbooks, and biographies. She leads Tucson gastronomy tours covering everything from edible wild plants to the latest farm-to-table restaurant offerings with heritage ingredients. The most recent of her five cookbooks is "A Desert Feast: Celebrating Tucson''s Culinary Heritage."

This event is sponsored by Terramar Properties.

Join Us for Imagination Friday on October 9

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom if students go back to school.

Join us on October 9 as Adam Rex features his new picturebook, "On Account of Gum," about the hilarious misadventures of a child trying to solve the problem of gum in the hair.  Register here for the October 9 session.

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events.

Authors In Conversation with Journalist Sarah Chayes and Moderator Mary Holden

Next week''s Authors In Conversation features prizewinning journalist Sarah Chayes moderated by author Mary Holden. They will discuss Sarah''s new book "On Corruption in America: And What is at Stake." This event is happening on Crowdcast on Wednesday, October 14 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

The prizewinning journalist, Sarah Chayes, an internationally recognized expert on corruption in government networks throughout the world and author of "Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security."

A third-generation Arizonan, Mary Holden has been a labor law paralegal, mother, teacher, magazine and freelance editor and writer, public library volunteer, and, in 2015, she co-founded new72media.com. Mary published a poetry chapbook in 2012 as an Arizona Centennial Project, but her 2009 and 2016 novels remain unpublished digital artifacts.

This event is sponsored by Hudson Group.

Authors In Conversation with Festival Favorite J. A. Jance

We are excited to present best-selling author and festival favorite J. A. Jance for our next Authors In Conversation Series event! This exclusive conversation will be moderated by Shannon Baker. She will discuss "Credible Threat," the newest book in her Ali Reynolds series. This event will be held on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, July 8 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

J. A. Jance is the New York Times best-selling author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series and five interrelated thrillers about the Walker family as well as a volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Ariz., Jance lives with her husband in Seattle.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations are being accepted until July 12.

A Facebook Live Conversation with Bestselling Author W. Bruce Cameron

We are excited to present bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron for our next Facebook Author Series event! He will join us for a conversation live on Facebook on Wednesday, May 20 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here and find the event here. Purchase "A Dog''s Promise" or "A Dog''s Way Home" today!

W. Bruce Cameron is the number one New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of "A Dog''s Purpose," "A Dog''s Way Home" and "A Dog''s Journey" (all now major motion pictures). "The Dog Master," the A Dog''s Purpose Puppy Tales for young readers (starting with "Ellie''s Story" and "Bailey''s Story"), "The Dogs of Christmas," "The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man" and others. His new book is "A Dog''s Promise."

Authors In Conversation with Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig

Tucson Festival of Books is excited to announce a new virtual series: Authors In Conversation. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is now open for an exclusive conversation with authors Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, moderated by Tucsonan Jim Nintzel.

This conversation will happen on Crowdcast today, Monday, May 18 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. This will be our biggest event yet with over 600 registered so far. Make sure to save your spot now! To register, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

Philip Rucker is the White House bureau chief for The Washington Post and is a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He received a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for coverage of Russian interference. His new book is "A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump''s Testing of America."

Carol Leonnig, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, has worked at The Washington Post since 2000. Leonnig is an on-air contributor to NBC News and MSNBC. Her new book is "A Very Stable Genius".

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

An Exclusive Conversation with Guitarist Peter Frampton and Author Luis Alberto Urrea

Join us to hear author and Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton discuss the remarkable story of his life and career when he speaks about his book "Do You Feel Like I Do" in conversation with best-selling author and festival favorite Luis Alberto Urrea. This event will be held on Thursday, December 10 from 12:00 - 12.40 p.m. Tucson time. Watch Urrea preview the event in this video. 

Peter Frampton is among the most celebrated guitarists in rock history. His 1976 album, "Frampton Comes Alive!," remains one of the top selling live records of all time. In 2007 he won the Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for "Fingerprints," and in 2014 he was inducted into the Musicians'' Hall of Fame. For Cameron Crowe’s film, "Almost Famous," Frampton wrote songs, served as an advisor, and played the role of Reg.

Frampton will be speaking with literary legend Luis Alberto Urrea, hailed by NPR as a “literary badass” and a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart.” Urrea is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph.

Registration for this event is $45 and includes a copy of "Do You Feel Like I Do." Click here to register. Order by 12/2 and the UA BookStores will make every effort to get you your book with time to spare!

A link and password will be sent to all registrants with your receipt and once again 48 hours before the event. Registered guests will also be given the opportunity to submit questions prior to the event! Instructions on how to submit will be included with your login instructions.

Authors In Conversation with Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig

Tucson Festival of Books is excited to announce a new virtual series: Authors In Conversation. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is now open for an exclusive conversation with authors Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, moderated by Tucsonan Jim Nintzel.

This conversation will happen on Crowdcast on Monday, May 18 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. To register and reserve your spot today, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

Philip Rucker is the White House bureau chief for The Washington Post and is a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He received a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for coverage of Russian interference. His new book is "A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump''s Testing of America."

Carol Leonnig, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, has worked at The Washington Post since 2000. Leonnig is an on-air contributor to NBC News and MSNBC. Her new book is "A Very Stable Genius".

Join Us Today for Facebook Live with Bestselling Author Lori Gottlieb

Next up for our Facebook Live Author Series is bestselling author Lori Gottlieb! Please note the new time for Lori Gottlieb''s Facebook Live event. It is today, Friday, May 15 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here. Purchase Lori''s book here.

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone," which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 20, 3pm

W. BRUCE CAMERON: A Dog''s Purpose

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Tucson Festival of Books Online for 2021

TUCSON, AZ (September 28, 2020) For the first time ever, the Tucson Festival of Books presents a free and entirely online festival for 2021. On Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7, 2021 we will host a full virtual festival with live author sessions from all genres, featuring favorite sponsor venues, all offered with the quality you’ve come to expect from the Tucson Festival of Books.

“We value the safety of the Tucson community and are excited to share this immersive, virtual experience with all book lovers and fans of the Tucson Festival of Books,” said festival Executive Director Melanie Morgan.  “For planning purposes and the continued safety of our festival patrons and community, it makes the most sense to plan our 2021 festival as an online event. This event allows us to pivot and provide wonderful online content in our current environment, while looking to the future and bringing the full festival back and better than ever to the University of Arizona campus—as soon as it is safe.”

The two-day event will showcase live author events for adults and children from many categories and will feature familiar venues such as the Arizona Daily Star stage, the Pima County Public Library Nuestras Raíces stage, Western National Parks and Science stage. Most content will be provided live or with live Q&A with select sessions on demand.

Beginning in April 2020 the Tucson Festival of Books began providing online content with author presentations through the Authors In Conversation Series, Author Podcast Series, and recently introduced Imagination Fridays, a series for children and teachers in partnership with the University of Arizona’s Worlds of Words. Since, the festival has done weekly online events and will continue with the Authors In Conversation Series and Imagination Fridays through the end of 2020. To view this content and learn more about what the festival is doing visit www.tucsonfestivalofbooks.org.

As always, continued support from our community is critical to the festival’s success. Become a sponsor or Friend of the Festival today: https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?action=form&form=friend. The festival relies heavily on volunteer support and this year is no different. Visit https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/index.php?action=form&form=waitlist&type=volunteer to find out how you can help with the 2021 festival.

To stay up to date with festival news and updates, visit our website at www.tucsonfestivalofbooks.org and subscribe to the festival newsletter.

Don''t Miss This Authors In Conversation with Marvel Comic Writer and Editor Danny Fingeroth, Author Henry Barajas Moderated by The Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons

Join us for a marvelous Authors In Conversation with award-winning author and editor at Marvel Comics Danny Fingeroth and graphic memoir author Henry Barajas. This discussion will be moderated by The Arizona Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons. Fingeroth''s new book is "A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee." This event is happening on Crowdcast on Wednesday, September 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Danny Fingeroth is a highly-regarded pop culture critic and historian, he is the author of acclaimed books including "Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society" and co-editor of The Stan Lee Universe, an annotated collection of rarities from Lee’s personal archives. Fingeroth worked with Lee on numerous projects and conducted original, in-depth interviews with him (and many others) in the course of researching A Marvelous Life. 

Henry Barajas is a Latinx author from Tucson. He is best known for his graphic memoir about his great-grandfather Ramon Jaurigue, titled "La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo." He currently works in L.A. at Top Cow.

David Fitzsimmons is a cartoonist, humor columnist and blogger for the Arizona Daily Star. Fitz is syndicated to more than 700 news publications. A Pulitzer finalist in 1988, his award-winning cartoons have drawn both fire and praise.

This event is sponsored by The Arizona Daily Star.

Register Now for Authors In Conversation with Timothy Egan and Joe Drape

There is still time to register for today''s Authors In Conversation with best-selling authors Timothy Egan and Joe Drape moderated by Mark Woodhams. They will discuss faith journeys and their books "A Pilgrimage to Eternity" and "The Saint Makers: Inside the Catholic Church and How a War Hero Inspired a Journey of Faith." This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, December 9 at 3pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Timothy Egan is a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of nine books.

Joe Drape is an award-winning sportswriter for the New York Times. He is the author of seven books, including the New York Times best-sellers "Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen" and "American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner''s Legendary Rise."

This event is sponsored by BeachFleischman.

Join Us for Imagination Friday with Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal on Dec. 11

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom.

Join us on December 11 as Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal tell about their award-winning picturebook, "Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story."  Register for the December 11 session here. 

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events. To order signed copies of the books featured on Imagination Friday click here.

Last Chance to Register for a Conversation with Peter Frampton and Luis Alberto Urrea

There are only a few hours left to get your ticket to see Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton discuss the remarkable story of his life and career when he speaks about his book "Do You Feel Like I Do?" in conversation with best-selling author and festival favorite Luis Alberto Urrea. This event will be held on Thursday, December 10 from 12:00 - 12.40 p.m. Tucson time. Watch Urrea preview the event in this video. 

Peter Frampton is among the most celebrated guitarists in rock history. His 1976 album, "Frampton Comes Alive!," remains one of the top selling live records of all time. In 2007 he won the Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for "Fingerprints," and in 2014 he was inducted into the Musicians'' Hall of Fame. For Cameron Crowe’s film, "Almost Famous," Frampton wrote songs, served as an advisor, and played the role of Reg.

Frampton will be speaking with literary legend Luis Alberto Urrea, hailed by NPR as a “literary badass” and a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart.” Urrea is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph.

Registration for this event is $45 and includes a copy of "Do You Feel Like I Do?" Click here to register. Book orders after 12/2 are not guaranteed to arrive before the event.

A link and password will be sent to all registrants with your receipt and once again 48 hours before the event. Registered guests will also be given the opportunity to submit questions prior to the event! Instructions on how to submit will be included with your login instructions.

A Tribute to WWII Military Pilots with Authors John Bruning, Sam Kleiner and Hampton Sides

Next week''s Authors In Conversation will be a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II with authors John Bruning, Sam Kleiner and Hampton Sides. The discussion will serve as a tribute to military pilots in WWII. This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. If you haven''t already, reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

John R. Bruning is the author of "Race of Aces." He is also the author and collaborating writer of the national bestseller, "Indestructible." Bruning is well traveled as an embedded combat correspondent. For his reporting in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense presented him with the Thomas Jefferson Award in 2010.

Samuel Kleiner is a historian and lawyer based in New York City. He was raised in Tucson, Arizona and holds a BA from Northwestern University, a doctorate in international relations from the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar, and a JD from Yale Law School. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy and The Atlantic. His latest book is "The Flying Tigers."

Hampton Sides is the author of "On Desperate Ground," "In the Kingdom of Ice," "Ghost Soldiers," "Blood and Thunder," "Hellhound On His Trail," and other bestselling works of narrative history and literary non-fiction. Hampton is an editor-at-large for Outside.

This event is sponsored by Pepper Viner Homes.

Literacy Connects September Book Club

Join Literacy Connects for their September Book Club!

"Dominicana" by Angie Cruz - Saturday, September 12, 10 AM - A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants. 

Don''t miss the next installment of the Literacy Connects book club, produced in partnership with the Tucson Festival of Books and The Hacienda at the Canyon. This month we will be reading "Dominicana" by Angie Cruz. 

This live Zoom event features small breakouts, group discussions, and Q & As with the book’s author. For more information about the book and to sign up, visit https://literacyconnects.org/literacy-connects-book-club/

Authors In Conversation with Festival Favorite J. A. Jance

We are excited to present best-selling author and festival favorite J. A. Jance for our next Authors In Conversation Series event! This exclusive conversation will be moderated by Shannon Baker. She will discuss "Credible Threat," the newest book in her Ali Reynolds series. This event will be held on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, July 8 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

J. A. Jance is the New York Times best-selling author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series and five interrelated thrillers about the Walker family as well as a volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Ariz., Jance lives with her husband in Seattle.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations are being accepted until July 12.

A Facebook Live Conversation with National Book Award Finalist Julia Phillips

We''re excited to continue our Facebook Live Author Series with National Book Award Finalist Julia Phillips! Julia will join us, along with moderator Natalie Green of the National Book Foundation, for a conversation about her novel "Disappearing Earth." They will go live on Facebook on Wednesday, May 6 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here. Purchase your copy of the book here.

Julia Phillips is the debut author of the nationally best-selling novel "Disappearing Earth," which is being published in 14 countries and is a finalist for the National Book Award. A Fulbright fellow, Phillips has written for The New York Times, ?The Atlantic and The Paris Review. She lives in Brooklyn.

Natalie Green is the Public Programs Manager at the National Book Foundation. Before joining the Foundation, Natalie was the Manager of Los Angeles Programs at PEN America. 

University of Arizona Press to Hold Virtual Conversation Water and the West

University of Arizona Press will hold a virtual conversation, Water and the West, on Wednesday, May 6 at 9am. It will include its authors John Kuhn and Eric Fleck, who wrote Science Be Dammed, and will be moderated by Ben Wilder, Director of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill. Register for this free event here.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Friday, May 15, 3pm

LORI GOTTLIEB: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone 

Wednesday, May 20, 3pm

W. BRUCE CAMERON: A Dog''s Purpose

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

A Blockbuster Authors In Conversation with Kevin Kwan and Kiley Reid

Next week''s Authors In Conversation event features best-selling author Kevin Kwan with another best-selling author, Kiley Reid. Don''t miss this lively discussion including conversation about his new book "Sex and Vanity." This event will be held on Crowdcast on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Kevin Kwan was born in Singapore and currently lives in Manhattan. He is the author of the international best-selling "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy.

Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was the recipient of the Truman Capote Fellowship. "Such A Fun Age" is her first novel. She lives in Philadelphia.

This event is sponsored by Sara Cohen.

Authors In Conversation with Alexander Boxer

Coming up this Thursday for Authors In Conversation is author Alexander Boxer in an exclusive discussion with David Levy. They will have a unique scientific discussion about Boxer''s book "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."  The event will be held on Crowdcast on Thursday, August 27 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Alexander Boxer is a data scientist in Washington, D.C. He is the author of "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."

This event is sponsored by Michael and Betsy Boxer.

TODAY - Activist and Journalist Shaun King In Conversation with Tucson''s Zach Yentzer

Today''s Authors In Conversation event presents an exclusive discussion with author, activist and journalist Shaun King and moderator Zach Yentzer. They will discuss his new book "Make Change: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future," #6 on last week''s New York Times Bestseller list. The event will be held on Crowdcast today Tuesday, August 25 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Shaun King was recently named by Time magazine as one of the twenty-five most important people in the world online. One of the most followed activists and journalists on the planet, Shaun has served as the Senior Justice Writer for the New York Daily News, Writer-in-Residence at Harvard Law School, and the Justice Writer for The Intercept. His popular daily podcast, The Breakdown, continues to not only inform hundreds of thousands of listeners, but break ground with engaging action steps. As an activist, Shaun co-founded and helps lead the work of Real Justice and the Grassroots Law Project - two highly effective organizations on the frontlines for deep systemic change in the United States. 

This event is sponsored by Pima County Public Library.

A Facebook Live Conversation with Bestselling Author W. Bruce Cameron

We are excited to present bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron for today''s Facebook Author Series event! He will join us for a conversation live on Facebook today, Wednesday, May 20 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here and find the event here. Purchase "A Dog''s Promise" or "A Dog''s Way Home" today! His new book is "Bella''s Story."

W. Bruce Cameron is the number one New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of "A Dog''s Purpose," "A Dog''s Way Home" and "A Dog''s Journey" (all now major motion pictures). "The Dog Master," the A Dog''s Purpose Puppy Tales for young readers (starting with "Ellie''s Story" and "Bailey''s Story"), "The Dogs of Christmas," "The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man" and others. 

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Wednesday, June 3, 3pm

TÉA OBREHT: Inland, SW Book of the Year

Wednesday, June 10, 3pm 

BRYAN WALSH, nature/environment

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, mystery

Join Us Today for Facebook Live with Author Jennifer Rosner

The Tucson Festival of Books is looking for new ways to bring you the authors that you love. We are very excited to announce a Facebook Live session with author Jennifer Rosner. Jennifer will speak about her recently released novel "The Yellow Bird Sings." Please join us on Facebook today, Wednesday, April 22 at 3pm MST. If you don''t already, follow us on Facebook and tune in live this afternoon. Once you are on the page, make sure the volume for your computer is on and scroll down until you see the event. We look forward to sharing this new format with you.

Jennifer Rosner is the author of the novel, "The Yellow Bird Sings," and the memoir, "If A Tree Falls: A Family''s Quest to Hear and Be Heard." Her children''s book, "The Mitten String," is a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable. Rosner''s writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Massachusetts Review, The Forward, Good Housekeeping and elsewhere. Rosner holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Stanford University. She lives in western Massachusetts with her family. To purchase the book today, click here. 

Next Up for Authors In Conversation is Award-Winning Author of "Separated" Jacob Soboroff

Our next Authors In Conversation event features award-winning author and NBC News Correspondent Jacob Soboroff. The session will be moderated by Arizona Daily Star columnist Tim Steller. They will have a thought-provoking discussion about his new book "Separated: Inside an American Tragedy" and family separation at the US/Mexico border. This event will happen on Crowdcast on Tuesday, August 11 at 4 p.m. Arizona time. Save your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Jacob Soboroff is a correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC. For his reporting on the child-separation policy, he received the 2019 Walter Cronkite Award for Individual Achievement by a National Journalist and the 2019 Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism.

Facebook Live with Bestselling Author Lori Gottlieb

Next up for our Facebook Live Author Series is bestselling author Lori Gottlieb! Laurie will join us for a conversation and will go live on Facebook on Friday, May 15 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here. Purchase Laurie''s book here.

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone," which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, May 20, 3pm

W. BRUCE CAMERON: A Dog''s Purpose

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Tucson Festival of Books Online for 2021

TUCSON, AZ (September 28, 2020) For the first time ever, the Tucson Festival of Books presents a free and entirely online festival for 2021. On Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7, 2021 we will host a full virtual festival with live author sessions from all genres, featuring favorite sponsor venues, all offered with the quality you’ve come to expect from the Tucson Festival of Books.

“We value the safety of the Tucson community and are excited to share this immersive, virtual experience with all book lovers and fans of the Tucson Festival of Books,” said festival Executive Director Melanie Morgan.  “For planning purposes and the continued safety of our festival patrons and community, it makes the most sense to plan our 2021 festival as an online event. This event allows us to pivot and provide wonderful online content in our current environment, while looking to the future and bringing the full festival back and better than ever to the University of Arizona campus—as soon as it is safe.”

The two-day event will showcase live author events for adults and children from many categories and will feature familiar venues such as the Arizona Daily Star stage, the Pima County Public Library Nuestras Raíces stage, Western National Parks and Science stage. Most content will be provided live or with live Q&A with select sessions on demand.

Beginning in April 2020 the Tucson Festival of Books began providing online content with author presentations through the Authors In Conversation Series, Author Podcast Series, and recently introduced Imagination Fridays, a series for children and teachers in partnership with the University of Arizona’s Worlds of Words. Since, the festival has done weekly online events and will continue with the Authors In Conversation Series and Imagination Fridays through the end of 2020. To view this content and learn more about what the festival is doing visit www.tucsonfestivalofbooks.org.

As always, continued support from our community is critical to the festival’s success. Become a sponsor or Friend of the Festival today: https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?action=form&form=friend. The festival relies heavily on volunteer support and this year is no different. Visit https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/index.php?action=form&form=waitlist&type=volunteer to find out how you can help with the 2021 festival.

To stay up to date with festival news and updates, visit our website at www.tucsonfestivalofbooks.org and subscribe to the festival newsletter.

Don''t Miss This Authors In Conversation with Marvel Comic Writer and Editor Danny Fingeroth, Author Henry Barajas Moderated by The Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons

Join us for a marvelous Authors In Conversation with award-winning author and editor at Marvel Comics Danny Fingeroth and graphic memoir author Henry Barajas. This discussion will be moderated by The Arizona Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons. Fingeroth''s new book is "A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee." This event is happening on Crowdcast on Wednesday, September 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Danny Fingeroth is a highly-regarded pop culture critic and historian, he is the author of acclaimed books including "Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society" and co-editor of The Stan Lee Universe, an annotated collection of rarities from Lee’s personal archives. Fingeroth worked with Lee on numerous projects and conducted original, in-depth interviews with him (and many others) in the course of researching A Marvelous Life. 

Henry Barajas is a Latinx author from Tucson. He is best known for his graphic memoir about his great-grandfather Ramon Jaurigue, titled "La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo." He currently works in L.A. at Top Cow.

David Fitzsimmons is a cartoonist, humor columnist and blogger for the Arizona Daily Star. Fitz is syndicated to more than 700 news publications. A Pulitzer finalist in 1988, his award-winning cartoons have drawn both fire and praise.

This event is sponsored by The Arizona Daily Star.

Best-Selling Author Brad Thor in Conversation with Isabella Maldonado

Don''t miss your chance to see best-selling thriller author Brad Thor for Authors In Conversation with crime writer and moderator Isabella Maldonado as they discuss his new book "Near Dark."  This event is happening on Crowdcast Wednesday, November 11 at 3pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Brad Thor is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of twenty thrillers, including "The Last Patriot," "Blowback," "Backlash" and his latest novel "Near Dark."

Isabella Maldonado wore a gun and badge in real life before turning to crime writing. She uses her extensive law enforcement background to bring a realistic edge to her writing. "The Cipher" is the first book in her new series.

This event is sponsored by TCI Wealth Advisors.

Join Us for Imagination Friday on October 30

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom.

Join us on November 6 as Andy Griffiths, all the way from Australia, shares his newest book, "The Treehouse Joke Book," and his upcoming 10th book in the series, "The 130-Story Treehouse." "The Treehouse Joke Book" is chock-full of gags, quips, puns and cartoons.  Register here for the November 6 session.

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events. To order signed copies of the books featured on Imagination Friday click here.

Don''t Miss Our Latest Podcast with Author Alyssa Cole

Described as "Rear Window" meets "Get Out," Alyssa Cole discusses her new thriller "When No One Is Watching" with Jessica Pryde in our latest podcast. Check it out here.

Alyssa Cole is a New York Times and USA Today Best-selling author of romance (historical, contemporary, and sci-fi) and thrillers. Her most recent novel is "When No One Is Watching: A Thriller."

Literacy Connects November Book Club

Join Literacy Connects for their November Book Club!

"Let Him Go" by Larry Watson - Saturday, November 14, 10 AM - A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants. 

This live Zoom event features Q & As with the book’s author, small group discussion and the chance to discover a great new book! For more information about the book and to sign up, click here.

Activist and Journalist Shaun King In Conversation with Tucson''s Zach Yentzer

For our next Authors In Conversation event we are pleased to present an exclusive discussion with author, activist and journalist Shaun King and moderator Zach Yentzer. They will discuss his new book "Make Change: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future." The event will be held on Crowdcast on Tuesday, August 25 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Shaun King was recently named by Time magazine as one of the twenty-five most important people in the world online. One of the most followed activists and journalists on the planet, Shaun has served as the Senior Justice Writer for the New York Daily News, Writer-in-Residence at Harvard Law School, and the Justice Writer for The Intercept. His popular daily podcast, The Breakdown, continues to not only inform hundreds of thousands of listeners, but break ground with engaging action steps. As an activist, Shaun co-founded and helps lead the work of Real Justice and the Grassroots Law Project - two highly effective organizations on the frontlines for deep systemic change in the United States. 

This event is sponsored by Pima County Public Library.

Authors In Conversation with Alexander Boxer

Also next week for Authors In Conversation is author Alexander Boxer in an exclusive discussion with David Levy. They will have a unique scientific discussion about Boxer''s book "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."  The event will be held on Crowdcast on Thursday, August 27 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Alexander Boxer is a data scientist in Washington, D.C. He is the author of "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."

This event is sponsored by Michael and Betsy Boxer.

Facebook Live Author Series with Poet Major Jackson

Our first Facebook Live event with Jennifer Rosner was a great way to virtually connect with all of you! We''re excited to do it again and celebrate National Poetry Month with poet Major Jackson on Wednesday, April 29 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time on Facebook Live. If you don''t already, follow us on Facebook. "The Absurd Man" is his newest collection and is available from the University of Arizona BookStores here. 

Major Jackson is the author of five books of poetry, including "The Absurd Man," "Roll Deep," "Holding Company," "Hoops" and "Leaving Saturn," which won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize for a first book of poems.His edited volumes include: Best American Poetry 2019, Renga for Obama, and Library of America’s Countee Cullen: Collected Poems. A recipient of fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Major Jackson has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, a Whiting Writers’ Award, and has been honored by the Pew Fellowship in the Arts and the Witter Bynner Foundation in conjunction with the Library of Congress. He has published poems and essays in American Poetry Review, Callaloo, The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, Tin House and been included in multiple volumes of Best American Poetry. Major Jackson lives in South Burlington, Vermont, where he is the Richard A. Dennis Professor of English and University Distinguished Professor at the University of Vermont. He serves as the Poetry Editor of The Harvard Review.

From poets.org: "Now, as we face an unprecedented circumstance, National Poetry Month has taken on new meaning and importance. More and more people are turning to poetry at this moment, because poetry and inspiring language can help bring solace and needed strength." 

TODAY - Authors In Conversation with Marvel Comic Writer and Editor Danny Fingeroth, Author Henry Barajas Moderated by The Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons

There is still time to register for a marvelous Authors In Conversation with award-winning writer and editor at Marvel Comics Danny Fingeroth and graphic memoir author Henry Barajas. This discussion will be moderated by The Arizona Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons. Fingeroth''s new book is "A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee." This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, September 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Danny Fingeroth is a highly-regarded pop culture critic and historian, he is the author of acclaimed books including "Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society" and co-editor of The Stan Lee Universe, an annotated collection of rarities from Lee’s personal archives. Fingeroth worked with Lee on numerous projects and conducted original, in-depth interviews with him (and many others) in the course of researching A Marvelous Life. 

Henry Barajas is a Latinx author from Tucson. He is best known for his graphic memoir about his great-grandfather Ramon Jaurigue, titled "La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo." He currently works in L.A. at Top Cow.

David Fitzsimmons is a cartoonist, humor columnist and blogger for the Arizona Daily Star. Fitz is syndicated to more than 700 news publications. A Pulitzer finalist in 1988, his award-winning cartoons have drawn both fire and praise.

This event is sponsored by The Arizona Daily Star.

Join Us for Imagination Friday on October 2

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom if students go back to school.

Join us on October 2 as David Bowles and Charlene Bowles share their new book, “Rise of the Halfling King,” and their processes in creating the illustrations and story, invite children to draw their own animal companions, and answer questions. Register here for the October 2 session.   

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events.

A Discussion of Tucson''s Culinary Heritage with Carolyn Niethammer and Andi Berlin

Next week''s Authors In Conversation features cookbook author Carolyn Niethammer along with moderator Andi Berlin. They will discuss Carolyn''s latest cookbook "A Desert Feast: Celebrating Tucson''s Culinary Heritage." This event is happening on Crowdcast  on Wednesday, October 7 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Carolyn Niethammer learned to love and understand the West growing up in small-town northern Arizona. She has spent her life writing about the foods and people of the Southwest in award-winning ethnobotanies, cookbooks, and biographies. She leads Tucson gastronomy tours covering everything from edible wild plants to the latest farm-to-table restaurant offerings with heritage ingredients. The most recent of her five cookbooks is "A Desert Feast: Celebrating Tucson''s Culinary Heritage."

This event is sponsored by Terramar Properties.

TODAY - Authors In Conversation with Alexander Boxer

Coming up this today for Authors In Conversation is author Alexander Boxer in an exclusive discussion with David Levy. They will talk about the science of astrology and Boxer''s book "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."  The event will be held on Crowdcast today, Thursday, August 27 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Alexander Boxer is a data scientist in Washington, D.C. He is the author of "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."

This event is sponsored by Michael and Betsy Boxer.

Authors In Conversation with Walter Thompson-Hern?ndez and John Branch

Coming up later next week, join us for a conversation with New York Times Reporter Walter Thompson-Hernández moderated by author John Branch. Thompson-Hernández will discuss his book "The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America''s Urban Heartland." The event will be on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. If you haven''t already, reserve your spot here.

Based in Los Angeles, Walter Thompson-Hernández began his career with the New York Times in 2017 as a reporter covering subculture and offbeat communities around the world. He is the host of a podcast called California Love at Los Angeles’s NPR station, KPCC. Thompson-Hernández has reported from six continents and throughout the United States. He is a winner of the prestigious Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for his work on "The Compton Cowboys."

John Branch is a San Francisco-based sports reporter for The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize Winner and the author of "Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard."His latest book is "The Last Cowboys."

This event is sponsored by Southside Community School.

Register Today for a Blockbuster Authors In Conversation with Kevin Kwan and Kiley Reid

Next week''s Authors In Conversation event features best-selling author Kevin Kwan with another best-selling author, Kiley Reid. Don''t miss this lively discussion including conversation about his new book "Sex and Vanity." This event will be held on Crowdcast on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Kevin Kwan was born in Singapore and currently lives in Manhattan. He is the author of the international best-selling "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy.

Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was the recipient of the Truman Capote Fellowship. "Such A Fun Age" is her first novel. She lives in Philadelphia.

This event is sponsored by Sara Cohen.

Join Us for Facebook Live with Mystery Author Sujata Massey

Join us on Wednesday, June 17 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time as we go live on Facebook with mystery and suspense author Sujata Massey moderated by Lynn Wiese-Sneyd. Her latest book is "The Satapur Moonstone." 

Sujata Massey is the author of 14 novels. She has won the Agatha, Lefty and Macavity awards. 

Follow us on Facebook here. Anyone can view these events with or without a Facebook account or profile. Find the live events seven days before here.

Authors In Conversation with Bestselling Author Alex Kotlowitz

Next up for our Authors In Conversation Series, we present bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz and moderator Jill Jorden Spitz live on Crowdcast on Thursday, June 18 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Join us for this timely discussion of current events and his latest book. Reserve your space today.

Alex Kotlowitz is a former staff writer at The Wall Street Journal and the author of four books, including his recent, "An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago." It is the 2020 J. Lukas Anthony Prize Winner and a richly textured, heartrending portrait of love and death in Chicago''s most turbulent neighborhoods.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books will go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations will be accepted from June 12 - July 12.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, July 1, 3pm 

MARIN SARDY, The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia

All of these events can be viewed on the TFOB Facebook Page with or without an account or profile.

TODAY - Authors In Conversation with Journalist Sarah Chayes and Moderator Mary Holden

There is still time to register for Authors In Conversation with prizewinning journalist Sarah Chayes moderated by author Mary Holden. They will discuss Sarah''s new book "On Corruption in America: And What is at Stake." This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, October 14 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

The prizewinning journalist, Sarah Chayes, an internationally recognized expert on corruption in government networks throughout the world and author of "Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security."

A third-generation Arizonan, Mary Holden has been a labor law paralegal, mother, teacher, magazine and freelance editor and writer, public library volunteer, and, in 2015, she co-founded new72media.com. Mary published a poetry chapbook in 2012 as an Arizona Centennial Project, but her 2009 and 2016 novels remain unpublished digital artifacts.

This event is sponsored by Hudson Group.

Join Us for Imagination Friday on October 16

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom.

Join us on October 16 as Christina Soontornvat shares "All Thirteen, The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team," the thrilling story of their 18 days trapped in a flooding cavern.   Register here for the October 16 session.

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events.

CNN Correspondent Brian Stelter in Conversation with Jim Nintzel

Join us next week for Authors In Conversation when CNN Anchor and Chief Correspondent Brian Stelter joins us for a session moderated by Tucson''s Jim Nintzel. This timely discussion will feature a conversation about Brian''s new book "HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth." This event is happening on Crowdcast on Wednesday, October 21 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Brian Stelter is the chief media correspondent for CNN Worldwide and anchor of Reliable Sources, which examines the world’s top media stories every Sunday. Prior to joining CNN in 2013, Stelter was a media reporter at The New York Times. His first book, the New York Times bestseller "Top of the Morning," inspired the Apple TV+ drama The Morning Show. 

This event is sponsored by Helios Education Foundation.

"Everyone has a story.tell us yours."

The festival and Altrusa International of Tucson invite students from Southern Arizona to enter their annual Young Authors Contest. Pre-K through 12th grade students are eligible. Become one of twenty authors to win $100 in gift certificates to the University of Arizona Bookstore and Bookmans. Topics may include life during the pandemic, or any subject of the writer’s choice. Contest entry is free. Original stories or poems are limited to 1000 words. 

Informational Zoom meeting for teachers, parents, and students will be held today, Weds., Oct. 14 at 4:30pm. Go to altrusatucson.org for rules, entry form, and Zoom invitation. For  information about the Young Artists Contest click here.

TODAY - A Conversation with Gary Nabhan and Francisco Cant?

There is still time to register for today''s Authors In Conversation with Gary Nabhan and Francisco Cantú moderated by Savannah Hicks. They will discuss "The Nature of Desert Nature" and challenge traditional notions of the desert. This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, November 18 at 3pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Gary Paul Nabhan is the Kellogg Endowed Chair at the University of Arizona’s Southwest Center. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including "The Nature of Desert Nature."  Honored with a MacArthur “Genius” Award, a Lannan Literary Fellowship, the John Burroughs Medal for nature writing, and other awards, 

Francisco Cantú, a former agent for the US Border Patrol, is a former Fulbright fellow, as well a contributor to NYT and This American Life. His most recent work is "The Line Becomes a River."

This event is sponsored by University of Arizona Libraries.

Join Us for Imagination Friday with Max Brallier on November 20

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom.

Join us on November 20 as Max Brallier, author of the Last Kids on Earth series will share the highly anticipated sixth book in this best-selling series, "The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road." In their latest adventure, Jack, June, Quint and Dirk go on a road trip to search for the villain Thrull and his skeleton army.  The Last Kids on Earth is now available as a Netflix series.  Register here for the November 20 session.

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events. To order signed copies of the books featured on Imagination Friday click here.

A Special Holiday Conversation with Best-Selling Author W. Bruce Cameron

There will be no event Thanksgiving week, but don''t miss a special Authors In Conversation with W. Bruce Cameron in two weeks. Cameron and screenwriter Kirk Ellis will discuss his feel-good holiday book "A Dog''s Perfect Christmas." This event is happening on Crowdcast, Wednesday, December 2 at 4pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

W. Bruce Cameron is a dog-lover and New York Times best-selling author. His works include "A Dog''s Purpose," "A Dog''s Journey," "A Dog''s Way Home" and "A Dog''s Promise."

Kirk Ellis is an Emmy-winning writer and producer, known for John Adams (2008), Into the West (2005) and Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001).

This event is sponsored by Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter.

Activist and Journalist Shaun King In Conversation with Tucson''s Zach Yentzer

For our next Authors In Conversation event we are pleased to present an exclusive discussion with author, activist and journalist Shaun King and moderator Zach Yentzer. They will discuss his new book "Make Change: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future." The event will be held on Crowdcast on Tuesday, August 25 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Shaun King was recently named by Time magazine as one of the twenty-five most important people in the world online. One of the most followed activists and journalists on the planet, Shaun has served as the Senior Justice Writer for the New York Daily News, Writer-in-Residence at Harvard Law School, and the Justice Writer for The Intercept. His popular daily podcast, The Breakdown, continues to not only inform hundreds of thousands of listeners, but break ground with engaging action steps. As an activist, Shaun co-founded and helps lead the work of Real Justice and the Grassroots Law Project - two highly effective organizations on the frontlines for deep systemic change in the United States. 

This event is sponsored by Pima County Public Library.

Authors In Conversation with Alexander Boxer

Also next week for Authors In Conversation is author Alexander Boxer in an exclusive discussion with David Levy. They will have a unique scientific discussion about Boxer''s book "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."  The event will be held on Crowdcast on Thursday, August 27 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Alexander Boxer is a data scientist in Washington, D.C. He is the author of "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."

This event is sponsored by Michael and Betsy Boxer.

Authors In Conversation with Bestselling Author T?a Obreht

Join us today for our Authors In Conversation series, where we are excited to present bestselling author Téa Obreht and moderator Helene Woodhams. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is now open for this exclusive conversation discussing her latest book "Inland" and why she chose the 1800''s Arizona Territory as the setting. You can purchase it here. 

It will be on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, June 3 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Make sure to save your spot now! To register, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

Téa Obreht is the author of "The Tiger’s Wife," a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction. Her latest release "Inland" is a Southwest Book of the Year. It is just being released in paperback.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, June 10, 3pm 

BRYAN WALSH, End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

TODAY - Authors In Conversation with Marvel Comic Writer and Editor Danny Fingeroth, Author Henry Barajas Moderated by The Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons

There is still time to register for a marvelous Authors In Conversation with award-winning writer and editor at Marvel Comics Danny Fingeroth and graphic memoir author Henry Barajas. This discussion will be moderated by The Arizona Daily Star''s David Fitzsimmons. Fingeroth''s new book is "A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee." This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, September 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Danny Fingeroth is a highly-regarded pop culture critic and historian, he is the author of acclaimed books including "Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society" and co-editor of The Stan Lee Universe, an annotated collection of rarities from Lee’s personal archives. Fingeroth worked with Lee on numerous projects and conducted original, in-depth interviews with him (and many others) in the course of researching A Marvelous Life. 

Henry Barajas is a Latinx author from Tucson. He is best known for his graphic memoir about his great-grandfather Ramon Jaurigue, titled "La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo." He currently works in L.A. at Top Cow.

David Fitzsimmons is a cartoonist, humor columnist and blogger for the Arizona Daily Star. Fitz is syndicated to more than 700 news publications. A Pulitzer finalist in 1988, his award-winning cartoons have drawn both fire and praise.

This event is sponsored by The Arizona Daily Star.

Join Us for Imagination Friday on October 2

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom if students go back to school.

Join us on October 2 as David Bowles and Charlene Bowles share their new book, “Rise of the Halfling King,” and their processes in creating the illustrations and story, invite children to draw their own animal companions, and answer questions. Register here for the October 2 session.   

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events.

A Discussion of Tucson''s Culinary Heritage with Carolyn Niethammer and Andi Berlin

Next week''s Authors In Conversation features cookbook author Carolyn Niethammer along with moderator Andi Berlin. They will discuss Carolyn''s latest cookbook "A Desert Feast: Celebrating Tucson''s Culinary Heritage." This event is happening on Crowdcast  on Wednesday, October 7 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Carolyn Niethammer learned to love and understand the West growing up in small-town northern Arizona. She has spent her life writing about the foods and people of the Southwest in award-winning ethnobotanies, cookbooks, and biographies. She leads Tucson gastronomy tours covering everything from edible wild plants to the latest farm-to-table restaurant offerings with heritage ingredients. The most recent of her five cookbooks is "A Desert Feast: Celebrating Tucson''s Culinary Heritage."

This event is sponsored by Terramar Properties.

Don''t Miss This Unique Culinary Event with Tucson''s Own Author Jackie Alpers and Chef Maria Mazon

Our next Authors In Conversation session promises to be lots of fun! It will feature Tucson''s own author Jackie Alpers and Chef Maria Mazon of Boca Tacos y Tequila. Jackie''s new cookbook is "Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona." This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, August 5 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Jackie and Maria will do a cooking demonstration from "Taste of Tucson" followed up by a Q&A.

Jackie Alpers is an award-winning professional food photographer and the author of two cookbooks; "Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona" and "Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts." Buy "Taste of Tucson" today!

Maria Mazon is founder, owner and executive chef of Boca Tacos y Tequila in Tucson, AZ. She is also a 2020 James Beard Award Semifinalist.

TODAY - An Exclusive Conversation with MSNBC Political Analyst Zerlina Maxwell

Join us for Authors In Conversation with author and MSNBC Political Analyst Zerlina Maxwell and moderator Mary Okoye. This will be a timely discussion of her new book "The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide." The event will be held on Crowdcast today, Thursday, July 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Zerlina Maxwell is an MSNBC political analyst, commentator, speaker, and writer. She is also the Senior Director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM and the co-host of the award-winning radio show, Signal Boost.

See Our Live Session with Bryan Walsh on C-SPAN Book TV!

We spoke with Axios future correspondent Bryan Walsh about his book "End Times" in June. Thanks so much to to C-SPAN Book TV for replaying the session! View it on the Book TV website here.

Don''t Miss This Unique Culinary Event with Tucson''s Own Author Jackie Alpers and Chef Maria Mazon

Our next Authors In Conversation session promises to be lots of fun! It will feature Tucson''s own author Jackie Alpers and Chef Maria Mazon of Boca Tacos y Tequila. Jackie''s new cookbook is "Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona." This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, August 5 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Jackie and Maria will do a cooking demonstration from "Taste of Tucson" followed up by a Q&A.

Jackie Alpers is an award-winning professional food photographer and the author of two cookbooks; "Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona" and "Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts." Buy "Taste of Tucson" today!

Maria Mazon is founder, owner and executive chef of Boca Tacos y Tequila in Tucson, AZ. She is also a 2020 James Beard Award Semifinalist.

TODAY - An Exclusive Conversation with MSNBC Political Analyst Zerlina Maxwell

Join us for Authors In Conversation with author and MSNBC Political Analyst Zerlina Maxwell and moderator Mary Okoye. This will be a timely discussion of her new book "The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide." The event will be held on Crowdcast today, Thursday, July 30 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Zerlina Maxwell is an MSNBC political analyst, commentator, speaker, and writer. She is also the Senior Director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM and the co-host of the award-winning radio show, Signal Boost.

See Our Live Session with Bryan Walsh on C-SPAN Book TV!

We spoke with Axios future correspondent Bryan Walsh about his book "End Times" in June. Thanks so much to to C-SPAN Book TV for replaying the session! View it on the Book TV website here.

Give an Early Holiday Gift with Peter Frampton and His Book

Join us to hear author and Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton discuss the remarkable story of his life and career when he speaks about his book "Do You Feel Like I Do?" in conversation with best-selling author and festival favorite Luis Alberto Urrea. This event will be held on Thursday, December 10 from 12:00 - 12.40 p.m. Tucson time. Watch Urrea preview the event in this video. 

Peter Frampton is among the most celebrated guitarists in rock history. His 1976 album, "Frampton Comes Alive!," remains one of the top selling live records of all time. In 2007 he won the Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for "Fingerprints," and in 2014 he was inducted into the Musicians'' Hall of Fame. For Cameron Crowe’s film, "Almost Famous," Frampton wrote songs, served as an advisor, and played the role of Reg.

Frampton will be speaking with literary legend Luis Alberto Urrea, hailed by NPR as a “literary badass” and a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart.” Urrea is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph.

Registration for this event is $45 and includes a copy of "Do You Feel Like I Do?" Click here to register. Book orders after 12/2 are not guaranteed to arrive before the event.

A link and password will be sent to all registrants with your receipt and once again 48 hours before the event. Registered guests will also be given the opportunity to submit questions prior to the event! Instructions on how to submit will be included with your login instructions.

An Exclusive Conversation with Authors Timothy Egan and Joe Drape

Join us for next week''s Authors In Conversation with best-selling authors Timothy Egan and Joe Drape moderated by Mark Woodhams. They will discuss faith journeys and their books "A Pilgrimage to Eternity" and "The Saint Makers: Inside the Catholic Church and How a War Hero Inspired a Journey of Faith." This event is happening on Crowdcast, Wednesday, December 9 at 3pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Timothy Egan is a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of nine books.

Joe Drape is an award-winning sportswriter for the New York Times. He is the author of seven books, including the New York Times best-sellers "Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen" and "American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner''s Legendary Rise."

This event is sponsored by BeachFleischman.

Join Us Today for Facebook Live with Author Ginger Gaffney

The Facebook Author Series continues today, Wednesday, May 27 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time, when horse-trainer Ginger Gaffney will join us. Follow us on Facebook or watch today''s event with or without a Facebook account here. Find the events seven days before here. Her book is "Half Broke." 

Ginger Gaffney is a top-ranked horse trainer and received a master''s of fine arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Her work has been published in Tin House and Utne Reader. 

Authors In Conversation with Mystery Writers James Rollins & Paula Munier

As a follow-up to our highly successful first Authors In Conversation event, we are excited to bring you mystery writers James Rollins and Paula Munier. This special FREE event provides first priority to Friends of The Festival and Festival Sponsors, but public registration is now open for this exclusive conversation about suspense and thrillers: why we love hanging on the edge of our seats!

This conversation will happen on Crowdcast, Friday, May 29 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Make sure to save your spot now! To register, click here. To become a Friend of the Festival or Festival Sponsor, click here.

James Rollins is a New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers. He unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs and historical secrets. His latest book is "The Last Odyssey."

Paula Munier is a bestselling author who has a passion for writing and animals. Her experience with working dogs, her dog Bear and a passion for crime fiction inspired her new book, "A Borrowing of Bones."

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, June 10, 3pm 

BRYAN WALSH, End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World

Wednesday, June 17, 3pm 

SUJATA MASSEY, The Satapur Moonstone

Authors In Conversation - Chuck Bowden: America''s Most Alarming Writer

Public registration is now open for the next Authors In Conversation Series session! This event features three renown Southwest authors and historians Bruce Dinges, Bill Broyles and Peg Bowden as they reflect on the life and career of award-winning journalist Charles Bowden, who lived most of his life in Tucson. This event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 23 at 3pm Arizona time and you can register here.

First priority for these events is given to sponsors and Friends of the Festival. To become a Friend of the Festival, click here.

Bruce J. Dinges is the former editor of the Journal of Arizona History at the Arizona Historical Society. He is the co-editor of "America''s Most Alarming Writer: Essays on the Life and Work of Charles Bowden."

Bill Broyles, a research associate at the University of Arizona’s Southwest Center, is the co-editor of "America''s Most Alarming Writer: Essays on the Life and Work of Charles Bowden."

Peg Bowden is the author of the book, "A Stranger at My Door: Finding My Humanity on the US/Mexico Border." She lives on the border in Arizona and campaigns for the human rights of migrants and asylum seekers.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations are being accepted until July 12.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, July 1, 3pm 

MARIN SARDY, The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia

All of these events can be viewed on the TFOB Facebook Page with or without an account or profile.

A Facebook Live Conversation with National Book Award Finalist Julia Phillips

We''re excited to continue our Facebook Live Author Series with National Book Award Finalist Julia Phillips! Julia will join us, along with moderator Natalie Green of the National Book Foundation, for a conversation about her novel "Disappearing Earth." They will go live on Facebook on Wednesday, May 6 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Follow us on Facebook here. Purchase your copy of the book here.

Julia Phillips is the debut author of the nationally best-selling novel "Disappearing Earth," which is being published in 14 countries and is a finalist for the National Book Award. A Fulbright fellow, Phillips has written for The New York Times, ?The Atlantic and The Paris Review. She lives in Brooklyn.

Natalie Green is the Public Programs Manager at the National Book Foundation. Before joining the Foundation, Natalie was the Manager of Los Angeles Programs at PEN America. 

University of Arizona Press to Hold Virtual Conversation Water and the West

University of Arizona Press will hold a virtual conversation, Water and the West, on Wednesday, May 6 at 9am. It will include its authors John Kuhn and Eric Fleck, who wrote Science Be Dammed, and will be moderated by Ben Wilder, Director of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill. Register for this free event here.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Friday, May 15, 3pm

LORI GOTTLIEB: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone 

Wednesday, May 20, 3pm

W. BRUCE CAMERON: A Dog''s Purpose

Wednesday, May 27, 3pm

GINGER GAFFNEY: Half Broke: A Memoir

Register Now for Authors In Conversation with Timothy Egan and Joe Drape

There is still time to register for today''s Authors In Conversation with best-selling authors Timothy Egan and Joe Drape moderated by Mark Woodhams. They will discuss faith journeys and their books "A Pilgrimage to Eternity" and "The Saint Makers: Inside the Catholic Church and How a War Hero Inspired a Journey of Faith." This event is happening on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, December 9 at 3pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here. First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.  

Timothy Egan is a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of nine books.

Joe Drape is an award-winning sportswriter for the New York Times. He is the author of seven books, including the New York Times best-sellers "Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen" and "American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner''s Legendary Rise."

This event is sponsored by BeachFleischman.

Join Us for Imagination Friday with Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal on Dec. 11

Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words at the University of Arizona are excited to present a weekly talk with authors, Imagination Fridays! These presentations, occurring every Friday at 1:00 pm, will be available virtually for both classrooms and children at home and will run weekly from September to December 2020. This program can also be livestreamed to a classroom.

Join us on December 11 as Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal tell about their award-winning picturebook, "Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story."  Register for the December 11 session here. 

Parents and teachers can pre-register students and the webinar will include the author’s discussion of the book, a writing or illustration experience and a Q&A session.

Worlds of Words and Tucson Festival of Books are excited to provide this program and add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and to encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators.

Click here for additional details, registration and a schedule of events. To order signed copies of the books featured on Imagination Friday click here.

Last Chance to Register for a Conversation with Peter Frampton and Luis Alberto Urrea

There are only a few hours left to get your ticket to see Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton discuss the remarkable story of his life and career when he speaks about his book "Do You Feel Like I Do?" in conversation with best-selling author and festival favorite Luis Alberto Urrea. This event will be held on Thursday, December 10 from 12:00 - 12.40 p.m. Tucson time. Watch Urrea preview the event in this video. 

Peter Frampton is among the most celebrated guitarists in rock history. His 1976 album, "Frampton Comes Alive!," remains one of the top selling live records of all time. In 2007 he won the Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for "Fingerprints," and in 2014 he was inducted into the Musicians'' Hall of Fame. For Cameron Crowe’s film, "Almost Famous," Frampton wrote songs, served as an advisor, and played the role of Reg.

Frampton will be speaking with literary legend Luis Alberto Urrea, hailed by NPR as a “literary badass” and a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart.” Urrea is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph.

Registration for this event is $45 and includes a copy of "Do You Feel Like I Do?" Click here to register. Book orders after 12/2 are not guaranteed to arrive before the event.

A link and password will be sent to all registrants with your receipt and once again 48 hours before the event. Registered guests will also be given the opportunity to submit questions prior to the event! Instructions on how to submit will be included with your login instructions.

Join Us for Facebook Live with Mystery Author Sujata Massey

Join us on Wednesday, June 17 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time as we go live on Facebook with mystery and suspense author Sujata Massey moderated by Lynn Wiese-Sneyd. Her latest book is "The Satapur Moonstone." 

Sujata Massey is the author of 14 novels. She has won the Agatha, Lefty and Macavity awards. 

Follow us on Facebook here. Anyone can view these events with or without a Facebook account or profile. Find the live events seven days before here.

Authors In Conversation with Bestselling Author Alex Kotlowitz

Next up for our Authors In Conversation Series, we present bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz and moderator Jill Jorden Spitz live on Crowdcast on Thursday, June 18 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Join us for this timely discussion of current events and his latest book. Reserve your space today.

Alex Kotlowitz is a former staff writer at The Wall Street Journal and the author of four books, including his recent, "An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago." It is the 2020 J. Lukas Anthony Prize Winner and a richly textured, heartrending portrait of love and death in Chicago''s most turbulent neighborhoods.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books will go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations will be accepted from June 12 - July 12.

Upcoming Facebook Live Events

Wednesday, July 1, 3pm 

MARIN SARDY, The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia

All of these events can be viewed on the TFOB Facebook Page with or without an account or profile.

TODAY - Don''t Miss This Unique Culinary Event with Tucson''s Own Author Jackie Alpers and Chef Maria Mazon

There is still time to register for today''s Authors In Conversation session that promises to be lots of fun! It will feature Tucson''s own author Jackie Alpers and Chef Maria Mazon of Boca Tacos y Tequila. Jackie''s new cookbook is "Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona." This event will be held on Crowdcast today, Wednesday, August 5 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Jackie and Maria will do a cooking demonstration from "Taste of Tucson" followed by a Q&A.

Jackie Alpers is an award-winning professional food photographer and the author of two cookbooks; "Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona" and "Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts." Buy "Taste of Tucson" today!

Maria Mazon is founder, owner and executive chef of Boca Tacos y Tequila in Tucson, AZ. She is also a 2020 James Beard Award Semifinalist.

Susan Orlean Featured in the Latest TFOB Podcast

Maybe you''ve heard from author Susan Orlean recently on Twitter and we were lucky enough to have her record a Tucson Festival of Books podcast! Get to know Susan Orlean here.

Susan Orlean is a journalist and best-selling author of "The Orchid Thief" and "The Library Book." She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, and has contributed articles to many magazines including Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire and Outside.

Authors In Conversation with Festival Favorite J. A. Jance

We are excited to present bestselling author and festival favorite J. A. Jance for our next Authors In Conversation Series event! This exclusive conversation will be moderated by Shannon Baker. She will discuss "Credible Threat," the newest book in her Ali Reynolds series. This event will be held on Crowdcast on Wednesday, July 8 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Register here today! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series and five interrelated thrillers about the Walker family as well as a volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Ariz., Jance lives with her husband in Seattle.

New Podcast Available Featuring Author Anne Enright

We''re excited to present the next Tucson Festival of Books Author Podcast Series with Irish author Anne Enright and moderator Gay Vernon. Click here to listen now. 

Anne Enright is the author of five novels, the most recent being "Actress."  She is best-known for "The Gathering," which won the Mann-Booker Prize. "The Forgotten Waltz" won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. In 2015, Enright was named the first Laureate for Irish Fiction. She lives in Dublin.

Donate today!

In partnership with Bookmans Entertainment Exchange and Literacy Connects, we are excited to help with this children''s book drive. To celebrate the grand re-opening of Bookmans, please bring children''s books to any Tucson Bookmans location. All books go directly to Literacy Connects. Donations are being accepted until July 12.

RESCHEDULED - Authors In Conversation with Walter Thompson-Hern?ndez and John Branch

We''re sorry for the last-minute notice and inconvenience, but this event has been rescheduled. 

The event will now be held on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. If you haven''t already, reserve your spot here.

A Blockbuster Authors In Conversation with Kevin Kwan and Kiley Reid

Next week''s Authors In Conversation event features best-selling author Kevin Kwan with another best-selling author, Kiley Reid. Don''t miss this lively discussion including conversation about his new book "Sex and Vanity." This event will be held on Crowdcast on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 3pm Arizona time, 6pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Kevin Kwan was born in Singapore and currently lives in Manhattan. He is the author of the international best-selling "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy.

Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was the recipient of the Truman Capote Fellowship. "Such A Fun Age" is her first novel. She lives in Philadelphia.

This event is sponsored by Sara Cohen.

Authors In Conversation with Alexander Boxer

Coming up this Thursday for Authors In Conversation is author Alexander Boxer in an exclusive discussion with David Levy. They will have a unique scientific discussion about Boxer''s book "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."  The event will be held on Crowdcast on Thursday, August 27 at 2pm Arizona time, 5pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Alexander Boxer is a data scientist in Washington, D.C. He is the author of "A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for our Destiny in Data."

This event is sponsored by Michael and Betsy Boxer.

TODAY - Activist and Journalist Shaun King In Conversation with Tucson''s Zach Yentzer

Today''s Authors In Conversation event presents an exclusive discussion with author, activist and journalist Shaun King and moderator Zach Yentzer. They will discuss his new book "Make Change: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future," #6 on last week''s New York Times Bestseller list. The event will be held on Crowdcast today Tuesday, August 25 at 4pm Arizona time, 7pm eastern time. Reserve your spot here! First priority for these events goes to Friends of the Festival and Sponsors. Become a Friend of the Festival today.

Shaun King was recently named by Time magazine as one of the twenty-five most important people in the world online. One of the most followed activists and journalists on the planet, Shaun has served as the Senior Justice Writer for the New York Daily News, Writer-in-Residence at Harvard Law School, and the Justice Writer for The Intercept. His popular daily podcast, The Breakdown, continues to not only inform hundreds of thousands of listeners, but break ground with engaging action steps. As an activist, Shaun co-founded and helps lead the work of Real Justice and the Grassroots Law Project - two highly effective organizations on the frontlines for deep systemic change in the United States. 

This event is sponsored by Pima County Public Library.