Tucson Festival of Books

Kimberly Lemming


Kimberly Lemming is a USA Today bestselling author who is on an eternal quest to avoid her calling as a main character. She can be found giving the slip to that new werewolf that just blew into town and refusing to make eye contact with a prince of a far-off land. Dodging aliens looking for Earth booty can really take up a girl's time. But when she’s not running from fate, she can be found writing diverse fantasy romance. Her newest book is "I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com."

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Communities: Mixed Race, Neurodivergent, Military Veteran


Scheduled events:
Kimberly Lemming
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon: All I wanted to do was live my life in peace. Maybe get a cat, expand my spice farm. Really anything that doesn't involve going on a quest where an orc might rip my face off. But they say the Goddess has favourites. If so, I'm clearly not one of them. After saving the demon Fallon in a wine-drunk stupor, all he wanted to do was kill an evil witch enslaving his people. I mean, I get it, don't get me wrong. But he's dragging me along for the ride, and I'm kind of peeved about it. On the bright side, he keeps burning off his shirt.

Steamy Lit, Booth #148 (Seats 1)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:50 am
Romance

Author: Kimberly Lemming
Workshop: Worldbuilding
In this session, author Kimberly Lemming will explain the wonders of worldbuilding and the necessary features that make a fantasy world great.

Integrated Learning Center Room 119 (Seats 60)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Multigenre

Panelist: Kimberly Lemming
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter
Giggles and Swoons
We love a good romcom, especially when written by Ali Hazelwood, Kimberly Lemming and Penny Reid. These authors know how to go heavy on the rom AND the com when it comes to romantic comedies. We laugh, we cry, and enjoy all the time in between!

Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Romance
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Ali Hazelwood, Kimberly Lemming, Penny Reid
Moderator: Jessica West
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Marshall Foundation, Gadabout SalonSpas
Unreal!
What happens if you think you're living a contemporary romance life, but suddenly magic (or space aliens) takes over? These authors all write romance with a bit of the unreal, whether it's magical realism, ghostly hauntings, or alien abductions.

Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Romance
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Jen DeLuca, Kimberly Lemming, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Moderator: Jennifer Bushroe
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of The Stonewall Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona
Sweet Disasters: Turning Catastrophe into Chemistry
Authors Rachel Hozwell Hall and and Kimberly Lemming will examine how catastrophe, chaos and the unexpected can spark the perfect romance. Discover how they craft chemistry between characters while everything around them falls apart. (Unfortunately, Tracy Wolff will no longer be able to participate in this session as originally planned.)

Modern Languages Room 350 (Seats 318, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Rachel Howzell Hall, Kimberly Lemming
Moderator: Rachel Kellman
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of The William & Mary Ross Foundation, University of Arizona - Facilities Management
Exclusive for Friends of the Festival - Kimberly Lemming Visits Friends Hospitality Tent
Kimberly Lemming is a USA Today bestselling diverse fantasy romance author who is on an eternal quest to avoid her calling as a main character. She can be found giving the slip to that new werewolf that just blew into town and refusing to make eye contact with a prince of a far-off land.

Friends of the Festival Hospitality Tent (Seats 40)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Panelist: Kimberly Lemming
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Words, Women, and Wine Book Club

Books:
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com
Romance
Penguin Group
February 2025
ISBN 9780593818633
304 pages

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon
Romance
Orbit
January 2024
ISBN 9780316570275
288 pages