Tucson Festival of Books

Maureen Lee Lenker


Maureen Lee Lenker is an award-winning journalist and author. She currently writes for Entertainment Weekly, where she maintains a quarterly romance review column, Hot Stuff, in addition to covering film, TV and theater. She is a proud graduate of both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Maureen calls Los Angeles home, where you’ll either find her at the beach or in a repertory movie house, if she’s not writing. Her newest book is "His Girl Hollywood."

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Scheduled events:
Regency and Beyond
When it comes to historical romance, Regency is just the beginning! TJ Alexander, Adriana Herrera and Maureen Lee Lenker have written their characters into histories both familiar and unexplored.

Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Romance
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: TJ Alexander, Adriana Herrera, Maureen Lee Lenker
Moderator: Melissa Naatz
Workshop: Writing and Researching non-Regency Historical Romance
The historical romance world has been dominated by the Regency era for the past decade, but more recent romances trend to other historical settings. Discuss best practices for writing and research when you'd like to explore other time periods, led by an author whose books highlight the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Integrated Learning Center Room 125AB (Seats 40, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Romance
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Maureen Lee Lenker

Books:
His Girl Hollywood
Romance
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
January 2025
ISBN 9781728267913
384 pages

It Happened One Fight
Romance
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
January 2023
ISBN 9781728267883
384 pages