Tucson Festival of Books

For the Love of the Book


Evan Friss, author of “The Bookshop”; Paco Taibo, head of Mexico’s Fondo de Cultura Económica and director of Spain’s Semana Negra de Gijón literary festival; and Abra McAndrew, Tucson Festival of Books’ executive director, discuss what drives their passion for books and book culture.


Panelists
Evan Friss

Evan Friss is a professor of history at James Madison University. He is the author of "The Bookshop," "The Cycling City," and "On Bicycles."

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Abra McAndrew

Abra McAndrew joined the Tucson Festival of Books as Executive Director last August. She writes a weekly-ish newsletter as The Booktender, offering monthly themed lists, author interviews, and book reviews....

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Paco Taibo

Paco Ignacio Taibo II is one of the foremost crime fiction writers in the Spanish-speaking world. In 2019 he was named head of Mexico's Fondo de Cultura Económica, effectively a minister of literary culture....

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Books:
The Bookshop
A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss
History / Biography
Penguin Publishing Group
August 2024
ISBN 9780593299920
416 pages
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Pancho Villa
A Revolutionary Life
Paco Taibo
History / Biography
Seven Stories Press
August 2024
ISBN 9781644212219
1008 pages
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