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

This bilingual panel features two award-winning writers born in México as they discuss their books set on the U.S.-Mexican border. Dos reconocidos escritores mexicanos hablan de sus libros que toman lugar en la frontera entre México y los Estados Unidos en esta discusión bilingüe.

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)  
Sat, Mar 14, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  

Panelists: Álvaro Enrigue, Luis Alberto Urrea
Moderator: Victor Mercado
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pima County Public Library, Evelyn Carrillo Walls and Henry Walls

Maestro Luis Urrea discusses his approach to writing about the border and the people that live there.

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)  
Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelist: Luis Alberto Urrea
Moderator: Danyelle Khmara
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of University of Arizona Libraries, University of Arizona Press, Jack and Katrina McNerney