Authors John Fugelsang, Anabelle Gurwitch and E.A. Hanks have come to the festival with books exploring decidedly heavy topics -- religion, cancer and self-discovery -- in a bright and refreshing way. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but mostly you'll enjoy.

UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: John Fugelsang, Annabelle Gurwitch, E.A. Hanks
Moderator: Penelope Starr
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter, UA Campus Store, Roberta and Bill Witchger

E.A. Hanks, author of the bestselling "The 10, a Memoir of Family and the Open Road," graduated from Vassar College and has written for The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Guardian and Huffington Post. The daughter of Tom Hanks, she initially lived with her unstable mother before being united with her father. "The 10" chronicles a cross-country trip she took with her mother when she was a young girl. She lives in Los Angeles with her partner.

Friends of the Festival Hospitality Tent (Seats 40)  
Sat, Mar 14, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction

Author: E.A. Hanks
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Arizona Party Rental Companies

In this session, the authors of four Southwest Books of the Year will discuss the role that landscape and culture played in the development of their work.

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)  
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Southwest Books of the Year
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Craig Childs, E.A. Hanks, Ann Hedlund, Dora Rodriguez
Moderator: Gregory McNamee
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of University of Arizona Libraries, University of Arizona Press, Barbara Smith