Tucson Festival of Books

Why Not Both? Writing Romance for Teens and Adults


What's it like to switch from writing romance for one age group to another (and sometimes go back and forth)? Today, three romance authors who got their start writing for young adults will discuss the difference between writing for Y.A. and adult audiences ... and the best parts about each side of the coin.


Panelists
Jonny Garza Villa

Jonny Garza Villa is a product of the great state of Texas, a Sagittarius sun and Capricorn everything else. They consider themself a former, very bad, baseball player and former, pretty good, drag queen....

Adib Khorram

Adib Khorram is a queer Iranian American author whose acclaimed novels include “Darius the Great is Not Okay,” “Darius the Great Deserves Better,” “Kiss & Tell,” and “The Breakup Lists....

Sonora Reyes

Sonora Reyes is the author of "The Broposal," their adult romance debut, and "The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar," the follow-up to their award winning Young Adult debut "The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School....

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Books:
Futbolista
Jonny Garza Villa
Romance
Levine Querido
March 2025
ISBN 9781646145096
400 pages
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It Had to Be Him
Adib Khorram
Romance
Grand Central Publishing
January 2025
ISBN 9781538739556
384 pages
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The Broposal
Sonora Reyes
Romance
Grand Central Publishing
January 2025
ISBN 9781538766682
384 pages
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