Three writers with roots in the Southwest discuss their recently published memoirs about family, history, identity and belonging, and the healing power of memory.
| Where: | Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)    |
| When: | Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am |
| Signing area: | Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)
|
| Genres: | Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction, Nuestras Raices |
| Moderator: | Mari Herreras |
| Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Pima County Public Library |
Tim Z. Hernandez is an award-winning author, research scholar and performer. He writes fiction, nonfiction and poetry, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Book Award. His work has been published internationally, and in 2018 the California Senate honored his work locating the victims of the 1948 plane wreck at Los Gatos, which is chronicled in his books, "All They Will Call You" and "They Call You Back....
Melani “Mele” Martinez comes to the festival with "The Molino," a hybrid memoir of poems, essays and remembrances about her family's downtown Tucson tamaleria: El Rapido. It had been open 67 years before closing in 2000....
Rex Ogle is an award-winning author of more than 100 books, comics, graphic novels, and memoirs, most notably "Free Lunch," which won the ALA/YALSA award for Excellence in Non-Fiction. He also authored "When We Ride," "Abuela Don’t Forget Me" and "Road Home," a best book of the year....
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news and information from the Tucson Festival of Books!
