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Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250) | |||||
Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670) | |||||
Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337) | |||||
Student Union Kachina (Seats 100) | No event | ||||
Student Union Santa Rita (Seats 110) | Queer Love, Loss and Representation Joi and Bianca Bowen Roberta and Bill Witchger Jack and Katrina McNerney | ||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Student Union Sabino (Seats 87) | Choices and Consequences Joan and Adrian Van Loozenoord Zibby Media Charlie and Janet Lynn Peggy Sharp | Arizona Book Artists and the National Museum of Women in the Arts Joan and Adrian Van Loozenoord Zibby Media Lee and Arthur Herbst | |||
Student Union Kiva (Seats 100) | No event | ||||
UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250) | Look at the Bright Side Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store Roberta and Bill Witchger | Wit and Wonder Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store Sandra D. Rutherford | Misfits, Meddlers and Murder Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | Undiscovered Country Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store Susan and John Madden | American Icons Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store Ellen Bodow |
The Commons Room 105 (Seats 217) | |||||
Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300) | |||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89) | Why Not Both? Writing Romance for Teens and Adults Research Corporation for Science Advancement Sundt Construction, Inc. | Plot Twists and Page-Turners Research Corporation for Science Advancement Sundt Construction, Inc. CrossingBridge Advisors, LLC | |||
Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142) | A Little Attitude and a Lot of Swagger Bourn Companies Lex and Carol Sears Philanthropic Fund Mary and Robert | An American Journey Through Sports Bourn Companies Lex and Carol Sears Philanthropic Fund Barry and Janet Winkler | Storytelling as a Source of Healing Bourn Companies Lex and Carol Sears Philanthropic Fund Roy and Betty Mayfield | Dark Hearts, Darker Deeds Bourn Companies Lex and Carol Sears Philanthropic Fund Ingrid Novodvorsky/Chris Johnson | Joyful Lives, Simple Acts Bourn Companies Lex and Carol Sears Philanthropic Fund Lauren and Steve Hagan |
Culinary Stage (Seats 265) | |||||
UA Mall Tent (Seats 250) | Family Matters Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence Robert and Lori Shaw Steve and Liz Rummage | The Lasting Impact of Fame Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence Terramar Properties Inc. | Tech Gone Wild Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence Marcia and Tyler Tingley | If You Like Basketball Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence Lynn and Leonard Snyder | Bluff the Reader Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence Ross and Bridget Levin |
Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150) | |||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300) | Deadly History Hudson Group Marshall Foundation Karen Vigeland Mary Sue and Maurie Kern | ||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143) | Our World, Shifted Sara Cohen The Neymeyer Family Nick Soloway and Kay Ransdell | ||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 150 (Seats 155) | Lead with Curiosity, Act with Purpose Hughes Federal Credit Union Kimberly Peters and Bruce Peters Holualoa Companies | Joy, Fame and a Little Rock ’n’ Roll Hughes Federal Credit Union Kimberly Peters and Bruce Peters Betsy and Michael Boxer | What Can We Learn from Ukraine? Hughes Federal Credit Union Kimberly Peters and Bruce Peters Joanne and Howie Adams Leslie Nixon and Barry Kirschner | Laureates in Conversation Hughes Federal Credit Union Kimberly Peters and Bruce Peters Lucy Wilson and Ed Schechner | |
Integrated Learning Center Room 119 (Seats 60) | |||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 125AB (Seats 40) | |||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110) | Celluloid West University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Lucy Masterman | Untold Stories University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Brenda Quick | Southwest Families, Past and Present University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Diane Huggins | Art and the Southwest University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Heidi and Timm Nelson | |
National Park Experience Stage (Seats 146) | |||||
Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195) | Science, Society and the Mind: Navigating the Future of Health and Knowledge JoBob Hungate Roche Tissue Diagnostics David and Emma Blumenthal | ||||
Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200) | Back to the Future: Traveling through Time HarperCollins Children's Books Worlds of Words | ||||
Education Room 349 (Seats 48) | |||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Education Room 351 (Seats 46) | |||||
Education Room 353 (Seats 92) | Home Meets Heart: The Gifts of Family Helios Education Foundation In Memory of Patricia Porter | Animal Tales of Rescue, Courage & Connection Helios Education Foundation Joseph and Michelle Millstone | WWII: War and Resistance Helios Education Foundation Nancy and John Stubblefield | ||
Education Room 437 (Seats 65) | |||||
Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44) | |||||
UA Library YA /Room 254 Main Floor (Seats 55) | |||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
YA Author Stage (Seats 84) | Step into the Dark Side of YA Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Vanessa C. Moss, Attorney-at-Law Vicker Charitable Trust | Survival and Action in an Unfair World Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Vanessa C. Moss, Attorney-at-Law David and Marsha Irwin | Heart-Stopping Thrillers of Power & Control Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Vanessa C. Moss, Attorney-at-Law Todd Horst | Living Our Truths in a Harsh World Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Vanessa C. Moss, Attorney-at-Law Randy and Jane Moody | The "Meet Cute" in Rom Coms Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Vanessa C. Moss, Attorney-at-Law The Greg D. and Melanie S. McFarland Foundation |
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250) | |||||
Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670) | |||||
Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337) | |||||
Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110) | Shades of Mystery Frank Mascia and Barbro Drott Huth Pima Foundation Susan and Barry Austin | When Identity Changes Everything Frank Mascia and Barbro Drott Huth Pima Foundation Mary Lou Forier, Author Historian | I Will Survive Frank Mascia and Barbro Drott Huth Pima Foundation Newt Williams and Connie Crow | ||
Student Union Kachina (Seats 100) | No event | ||||
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Student Union Santa Rita (Seats 110) | No event | Rewriting the Story Joi and Bianca Bowen Roberta and Bill Witchger Steve Gottlieb and Laura Penny | No Badge Needed Joi and Bianca Bowen Roberta and Bill Witchger Jan and Mickey Dowling | No event | |
Student Union Sabino (Seats 87) | Love and the Stories We Tell Joan and Adrian Van Loozenoord Zibby Media Chuck and Carol Otto | No event | |||
Student Union Kiva (Seats 100) | |||||
UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250) | No Amateurs Allowed Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store Cameron and Cara Graham | Writing Love in Arizona Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | Barely Surviving (and Loving It) Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | That's Entertainment Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | The Art of Unease Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store Frank Farias |
The Commons Room 105 (Seats 217) | |||||
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300) | |||||
Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89) | No Easy Choices Research Corporation for Science Advancement Sundt Construction, Inc. | When Truth Is Dangerous: Stories of Defiance Research Corporation for Science Advancement Sundt Construction, Inc. William Banks and Cheryl Ficarra | Tomorrow’s Bestsellers Today Research Corporation for Science Advancement Sundt Construction, Inc. | No event | |
Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142) | Rotten to the Core Bourn Companies Lex and Carol Sears Philanthropic Fund Linda and Rick Hanson | The Fight to be Understood Bourn Companies Lex and Carol Sears Philanthropic Fund Jody Williams | |||
Culinary Stage (Seats 265) | No event | ||||
UA Mall Tent (Seats 250) | Reinventing American Entertainment Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence Karen Randolph | No Stones Unturned Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence Beth and Lee Baumgardner | Faithfully Dead Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence Sally and Wade Monroe | Can't We All Just Get Along? Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence Paula Schlusberg | Confessions of a Writer Pepper Viner Homes Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence James and Sandra Rothschild |
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150) | Once Upon a Cuento Pima County Public Library | ||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300) | Injustice for All? Hudson Group Marshall Foundation Alan and Sharon Levin Bill and Cindy Rainey | "Fixing" Sports Hudson Group Marshall Foundation Rebecca Schroer and Bradley LeBoeuf | No event | ||
Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143) | Deadly Heat Sara Cohen The Neymeyer Family Margaret Briehl and Dennis Ray | International Insecurity Sara Cohen The Neymeyer Family Research Corporation for Science Advancement | |||
Integrated Learning Center Room 150 (Seats 155) | History Is Not Destiny Hughes Federal Credit Union Kimberly Peters and Bruce Peters David Cormier and Karyl Lynch | Thrills, Chills and Laughs Hughes Federal Credit Union Kimberly Peters and Bruce Peters Terence Rudkin and Rene Stone | Finding One's Place Hughes Federal Credit Union Kimberly Peters and Bruce Peters Dow Jazz Films Frank and Kathryn Hartley | Sports Immortals Hughes Federal Credit Union Kimberly Peters and Bruce Peters Mel Cohen and Molly Senor | No event |
Integrated Learning Center Room 119 (Seats 60) | No event | No event | |||
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Integrated Learning Center Room 125AB (Seats 40) | No event | ||||
UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110) | The Real Work Behind Great Events University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Wick Communications | Meet Luis Alberto Urrea University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Jack and Katrina McNerney | Adventures in Writing University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Barbara and Kurt Reuter | Seeing the Southwest University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Barbara Smith | No event |
National Park Experience Stage (Seats 146) | |||||
Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195) | How We Heal JoBob Hungate Roche Tissue Diagnostics University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine | ||||
Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200) | Teen Worlds: YA Author Carousel HarperCollins Children's Books Worlds of Words | Celebrating 100 Years of HarperCollins Children's Books HarperCollins Children's Books Worlds of Words | On Your Mark, Get Set, Draw: Illustrator Draw-Off with Adam Rex HarperCollins Children's Books Worlds of Words | ||
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Education Room 349 (Seats 48) | |||||
Education Room 351 (Seats 46) | |||||
Education Room 353 (Seats 92) | No event | ||||
Education Room 437 (Seats 65) | No event | ||||
Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44) | No event | ||||
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
UA Library YA /Room 254 Main Floor (Seats 55) | |||||
YA Author Stage (Seats 84) | No event | Nothing is Certain: Thrill of the Unknown Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Vanessa C. Moss, Attorney-at-Law Daniel and Julia Elitzer | Romantasy: Love, Secrets and Betrayal Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Vanessa C. Moss, Attorney-at-Law |


