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
Student Union North Ballroom
(Seats 670)
No event
No event
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Love, Loyalty and Family
No event
Student Union Kachina
(Seats 100)
No event
Stories of Survival
No event
No event
No event
Student Union Santa Rita
(Seats 110)
Women at the Crossroads
No event
Queer Love, Loss and Representation
No event
No event
Student Union Sabino
(Seats 87)
No event
No event
No event
Choices and Consequences
No event
UA Campus Store Stage
(Seats 250)
No event
Wit and Wonder
No event
No event
No event
Sat, Mar 14
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
The Commons Room 105
(Seats 217)
No event
No event
The Weight of Truth
No event
UA Mall Tent
(Seats 250)
Family Matters
No event
No event
No event
No event
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Sun, Mar 15
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Student Union North Ballroom
(Seats 670)
No event
No event
No event
No event
Student Union Tucson Room
(Seats 110)
Conscience and Consequence
No event
No event
No event
No event
Student Union Santa Rita
(Seats 110)
No event
No event
No event
No event
Student Union Sabino
(Seats 87)
No event
Control and the Speculative Imagination
No event
Love and the Stories We Tell
No event
The Commons Room 105
(Seats 217)
No event
No event
Trauma, Memory and Truth
Chaos, Comedy, Reality
No event
Sun, Mar 15
10:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Koffler Room 204
(Seats 278)
The Ties That Bind
No event
No event
No event
No event
Koffler Room 216
(Seats 85)
No event
No event
No event
Tomorrow’s Bestsellers Today
No event
Koffler Room 218
(Seats 125)
No event
No event
Stories of Self
No event
Humor, Heart and the Darkly Surreal
Integrated Learning Center Room 125AB
(Seats 40)
No event
No event
Workshop: The Power of Place
No event
No event
UA Library/Special Collections
(Seats 110)
No event
Meet Luis Alberto Urrea
No event
No event
No event