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

Jane Hamilton’s novels have won literary prizes, been made into films, and become international bestsellers. Two of them, "The Book of Ruth" and "A Map of The World," were selections of Oprah’s Book Club. Her latest book is "The Phoebe Variations." She has taught at Carleton College and Warren Wilson College and lives in Wisconsin on an apple orchard with her family. Catherine Newman is The New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs "Catastrophic Happiness" and "Waiting for Birdy," and the novels "We All Want Impossible Things," "Sandwich" and "Wreck," her latest work. She's also written the middle grade novel "One Mixed-Up Night," and other books for children. Her books have been translated into a dozen languages. She has been a regular contributor to The New York Times, Real Simple, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Cup of Jo.

Friends of the Festival Hospitality Tent (Seats 40)  
Sat, Mar 14, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fiction / Literature

Authors: Jane Hamilton, Catherine Newman
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Arizona Party Rental Companies

Life rarely offers simple answers, and neither do these three novels. In this session, authors Jane Hamilton, Mike Powell and Helen Schulman will explore choices and consequences ... and the grey area where human impulse and responsibility first collide.

Student Union Sabino (Seats 87)  
Sat, Mar 14, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Jane Hamilton, Mike Powell, Helen Schulman
Moderator: Susannah Myerson
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Joan and Adrian Van Loozenoord, Charlie and Janet Lynn, Peggy Sharp

Friendship and family often overlap, collide, and sustain us in ways both joyful and challenging. This panel brings together three authors who explore the interplay between chosen bonds and inherited relationships, showing how these connections shape all of us.

Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)

Panelists: Jane Hamilton, Emily Nemens, Catherine Newman
Moderator: Meredith Amadee
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Judith Wood, Long Realty, Lindy Mullinax and Ray Moldow