Tucson Festival of Books

Zoe B Wallbrook


Zoe B. Wallbrook is a writer of witty, charming and occasionally snarky mysteries with characters you want to root for. Her novel "History Lessons" was selected for the prestigious mentoring program Pitch Wars. In 2021, Wallbrook was named a runner-up for the Eleanor Taylor Bland award. Her Daphne Ouverture mystery series debuted in 2025. When she's not writing, she's trying and failing to memorize Beyoncé choreography, cooking some kind of spicy curry, or watching old episodes of Parks and Rec or RuPaul's Drag Race.

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Communities: African American


Scheduled events:
Shades of Mystery
Three very different authors with three very different books will compare notes on how they set the tone in their popular mysteries.

Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: May Cobb, Zoe Wallbrook, Marisa Walz
Moderator: Susan Fifer
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pima Foundation, Susan and Barry Austin
No Badge Needed
Not every sleuth comes wearing a badge. In this session, authors Ellen Byron, Colleen Cambridge and Delia Pitts, will compare notes about regular folks who solve crimes, too.

Student Union Santa Rita (Seats 110)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Ellen Byron, Colleen Cambridge, Delia Pitts
Moderator: Zoe Wallbrook
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Joi and Bianca Bowen, Roberta and Bill Witchger, Jan and Mickey Dowling
The Art of Unease
All good mystery writers know how to build tension from first page to last, and today we will learn how three of them, Tiffany Crum, Lori Rader-Day and Zoe B. Wallbrook, pace the buildup for maximum effect.

UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Tiffany Crum, Lori Rader-Day, Zoe Wallbrook
Moderator: Reed Farrel Coleman
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter, UA Campus Store

Book:
History Lessons
Mystery / Thrillers
Soho Press Inc
July 2025
ISBN 9781641295529
384 pages
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