Tucson Festival of Books

2026 Presenting Author Schedule!

The Presenting Author Schedule is ready!  View our offerings and make a personalized list of sessions you'd like to see. Fast Pass events are identified with a small ticket icon in the upper right corner.

When attending author events, bring a clear bag to avoid entry delays while adhering to the university's Clear Bag Policy.  

Allow a little extra time:  With an increase in security, screenings may take extra time depending on crowds, so plan to arrive early to avoid missing your session.

Fast Passes for sessions in Ballroom, Gallagher Theater, Integrated Learning Center 120, Koffler 204 will be available to Friends of the Festival March 4 and Public March 9.

How to Reserve Fast Passes

Each event on this grid has a star next to it. Click a star to bookmark an event. Click it again to remove the bookmark. When you are finished, you can view your bookmarked events in a printer-ready format here.

Legend:       Business |       Children |       Culinary |       Current Issues / Politics / Social Science |       Fiction / Literature |       Fine Arts / Photography |       Graphic Novel |       History / Biography |       Humor / Comedy |       Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction |       Music / Performing Arts |       Mystery / Thrillers |       Nature / Environment |       Nuestras Raices |       Poetry |       Romance |       Science / Medicine / Technology |       Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror |       Sports |       Teen |       Travel |       True Crime |       National Book Awards |       Southwest Books of the Year |       America 250 |       Multi Genre |       No Genre
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Sat, Mar 14
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Arizona Daily Star Stage
(Seats 250)
Backroom Deals in Our Own Backyards
No event
No event
Student Union Gallagher Theater
(Seats 337)
Investigative Reporting
Student Union Santa Rita
(Seats 110)
No event
No event
No event
Activism in Action
No event
Student Union Sabino
(Seats 87)
Covering a World on the Brink
No event
No event
No event
No event
UA Mall Tent
(Seats 250)
No event
No event
Tech Gone Wild
No event
No event
Sat, Mar 14
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Integrated Learning Center Room 130
(Seats 143)
Extremism in a Post-Truth America
No event
No event
No event
No event
Integrated Learning Center Room 150
(Seats 155)
No event
No event
No event
What Can We Learn from Ukraine?
No event
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Sun, Mar 15
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Arizona Daily Star Stage
(Seats 250)
No event
No event
No event
No event
Student Union Gallagher Theater
(Seats 337)
Poking the Russian Bear
Student Union Kachina
(Seats 100)
No event
No event
No event
No event
Food in Culture and Community
Koffler Room 204
(Seats 300)
No event
No event
No event
No event
Koffler Room 216
(Seats 89)
No event
No event
When Truth Is Dangerous: Stories of Defiance
No event
No event
Sun, Mar 15
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
UA Mall Tent
(Seats 250)
No event
No event
No event
Can't We All Just Get Along?
No event
Integrated Learning Center Room 120
(Seats 300)
Injustice for All?
No event
No event
No event
No event
Integrated Learning Center Room 130
(Seats 143)
No event
International Insecurity
No event
No event
No event
Integrated Learning Center Room 150
(Seats 155)
History Is Not Destiny
No event
Finding One's Place
No event
No event
UA Library/Special Collections
(Seats 110)
No event
Meet Luis Alberto Urrea
No event
No event
No event