Book launch party exclusively for Sponsors and Friends of the Festival!

Student Union South Ballroom (Seats 200, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 4, 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Panelists: Cara Black, Laura Cathcart Robbins, Alexis Daria, Sean Doolittle, J. A. Jance, Alex Prud'homme, Alan K. Rode, Will Schwalbe, Joanna Schwartz, Ari Tison

J.A. Jance, Laurie King and Isabella Maldonado all write books featuring tough-minded women who get things done. Why did they choose women as their protagonists? What advantages does that give the story line? So many questions!

UA Mall Tent (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 4, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: J. A. Jance, Laurie King, Isabella Maldonado
Moderator: Tracy Clark

"Collateral Damage": In the next thrilling installment in J.A. Jance's New York Times bestselling series, Ali Reynolds and High Noon Enterprises faces the dangerous consequences of one man's desperate search for revenge.

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

Author: J. A. Jance

Man's best friend can be an author's best friend, too! W. Bruce Cameron, J.A. Jance and David Rosenfelt all have featured dogs in their books. Today they will discuss what these characters bring to a story.

Modern Languages Room 350 (Seats 318, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 4, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: W. Bruce Cameron, J. A. Jance, David Rosenfelt
Moderator: Margaret Mizushima

Even our most accomplished authors know it's not easy to take a story from a home office to the nearest bookstore. In this session, three of the very best -- John Sandford, J.A. Jance and S.A. Cosby -- will take us down the long, winding road from concept to publication.

Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 5, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA BookStore Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: John Sandford, S. A. Cosby, J. A. Jance
Moderator: Anne Hillerman