2011 Tucson Festival Books
The Tucson Festival of Books will take place March 12-12 on the University of Arizona campus. Tucson, Arizona. Attendance and parking are free. In addition to featuring hundreds of well-known authors, the event will offer workshops, children’s activities, artists and entertainers, and lots of food.
The Tucson Festival of Books is sponsored by the University of Arizona and Arizona Daily Star, and the University Medical Center is the presenting sponsor.
Net proceeds will promote literacy in Southern Arizona through the Tucson Festival of Books Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
The Star Pavailion schedule follows.
Saturday, March 12
10 a.m.- ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A CHEESE GRATER?- Word Games with Merl Reagle
11:30- FRANK DEFORD ON READIN’, WRITIN’ AND REFLECTION WITH TOM MILLER
1 p.m.- THE INNER CIRCLE: DECODING A REAL THRILLER Brad Meitzer
2:30- AMERICAN LIVES: FROM GERIG TO CAPONE, Jonathan Elg
4- THE GLAMOUR OF GRAMMAR: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MAGIC AND MYSTERY OF PRACTICAL ENGLISH Roy Peter Clark
Sunday, March 13
Rare Books Discussed and Appraised
9:30 a.m- Numbers distributred for unofficial appraisal sessions
10-10:30 a.m. Discussion collecting rare books featuring Catherine Baron, moderator
10- 10:30 a.m.- Rare book auction.
10:45- 12:15 – Unofficial appraisal sessions featuring Donal Dickinson; David Laird; Lynne and Jim Owens; and Mark Weber
1 p.m.- ANDREW JOHNSON-THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT SERIES- THE 17TH PRESIDENT, 1865-1869 Annette Gordon-Reed
2:30 p.m.- HOW I KILLED PLUTO Mike Brown
4 p.m.- CRAFT OF SONGWRITING Winners of the Arizona Daily Star 2011 Battle of the Bands perform
