Three of our favorite authors -- Jonathan Escoffery, Andrew Sean Greer and Rasheed Newson -- discuss how they balance levity and seriousness when writing about challenging topics.

Modern Languages Room 350 (Seats 318, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 4, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: Jonathan Escoffery, Andrew Sean Greer, Rasheed Newson
Moderator: Emily Walsh

"My Government Means to Kill Me": Vibrant, humorous, and fraught with entanglements, Rasheed Newson's My Government Means to Kill Me is an exhilarating, fast-paced coming-of-age story that lends itself to a larger discussion about what it means for a young gay Black man in the mid-1980s to come to terms with his role in the midst of a political and social reckoning.

Mostly Books, Booth #241 (Seats 1)
Sat, Mar 4, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Fiction / Literature

Author: Rasheed Newson

Authors Jamil Kochai, Rasheed Newson, and Alejandro Varela will discuss how they use fiction to humanize and comment on historical events and current social issues.

Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110)  
Sun, Mar 5, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA BookStore Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Jamil Kochai, Rasheed Newson, Alejandro Varela
Moderator: Kirssa Cline Ryckman