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
Integrated Learning Center Room 119
(Seats 60)
No event
No event
No event
Workshop: Where to Begin
No event
Science City - Main Stage
(Seats 195)
Roots, Relics and Revelations
Invisible Forces: From Airborne Agents to Global Poisons
The Strange and the Fierce: Stories from Earth’s Wild Side
Cosmic Questions
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
Science City - Main Stage
(Seats 195)
The Hidden Environment: What We Breathe, Drink and Hear
Designing Tomorrow: Human Wisdom and the Promise of AI
Medicine and Meaning in Today's World
How We Heal
Scientific Trailblazers