The desert Southwest is much-discussed but often misunderstood. The four writers on this panel have each traveled deep into the landscape both physically and emotionally, from the Grand Canyon to Lake Powell, the San Andreas Fault to the wilds outside Tucson. They'll share how the region informed their sense of self and their writing

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)  
Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Zoë Bossiere, Kevin Fedarko, Forrest Gander, Zak Podmore
Moderator: Mark Athitakis
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of University of Arizona Libraries, University of Arizona Press, Barb Smith, Kay Richter and Stephen Buchmann

How much are we prepared to lose to become who we are meant to be? How do poverty and class and what we have left behind influence the next chapter? Our panelists detail their very personal search for self and belonging in a world that seems unprepared to greet them.

UA Campus Store (Seats 250)  
Sun, Mar 16, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: Zoë Bossiere, Oliver Radclyffe
Moderator: T.C. Tolbert
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of UA Campus Store, Kristina Hallfríður