Three of fiction's brightest lights -- Luis Alberto Urrea, Jess Walter and Jane Hamilton -- rely on personal experiences with friends and family to frame their tales. Is there a risk of saying too much or going too far? Let's ask.

UA Mall Tent (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: Jane Hamilton, Luis Alberto Urrea, Jess Walter
Moderator: Becky Monroe
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pepper Viner Homes, Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence, Robert and Lori Shaw, Steve and Liz Rummage

Family can inspire love, frustration, sacrifice and even madness. In this session, bestselling authors Catherine Newman, Gary Shteyngart and Jess Walter will explore the lengths we will go to protect, support, or redeem the people closest to us.

Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670)  
Sat, Mar 14, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing South Ballroom (following presentation)  

Panelists: Catherine Newman, Gary Shteyngart, Jess Walter
Moderator: Pamela Treadwell-Rubin
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of TMC Health

Luckily for us, Jess Walter is not "So Far Gone," as the title of his latest book might imply. He is here, in Tucson, with a novel that explores how fractured politics can shatter lives ... and wonder how we might somehow make sense of it all.

Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250)  
Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Signing - Arizona Daily Star (following presentation)  

Panelist: Jess Walter
Moderator: Cathy Burch
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Arizona Daily Star