Tucson Festival of Books

Rus Bradburd

Rus Bradburd is the author of four previous books, including "All the Dreams We’ve Dreamed: a Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago’s West Side." He spent 14 seasons coaching Division 1 basketball at UTEP and New Mexico State, and 16 years as a university professor. He spends time in New Mexico, Chicago and Belfast. "Big Time," a satire that unfolds at Coors State University, is his first novel.

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Awards: Southwest Book Award

Scheduled events:

Another Side of Sports

Is it a sports book or a true crime thriller? A sports book or a satire of college athletics? A sports book or a history of the Black athlete in America? Rus Bradburd, Louis Moore and Keith O'Brien will let you be the judge.

Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143, Wheelchair accessible)

Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Sports
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)

Panelists: Rus Bradburd, Louis Moore, Keith O'Brien
Moderator: Michael Guymon
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Roberta and Bill Witchger, Mesch, Clark & Rothschild

Sports and Culture

Explore the intersection of sports and culture with three writers whose books examine the ways stories in sports reflect the social currents of an era-- and the ways sports can also influence social change.

Integrated Learning Center Room 150 (Seats 155, Wheelchair accessible)

Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Sports
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)

Panelists: Rus Bradburd, Jack McCallum, Howard Megdal
Moderator: Jay Gonzales
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, Terramar Properties Inc.

Books:

Big Time

Fiction / Literature
Etruscan Press
January 2024
ISBN 9798988198567
304 pages

All the Dreams We've Dreamed

A Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago's West Side
Sports
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
March 2020
ISBN 9781641602723
272 pages