Tucson Festival of Books

Writing Past and Present


Some romance authors don't just stick to one time period. These authors have written contemporary and historical romance (and sometimes, other things too). How do they keep things straight? What's different about writing in different eras and spaces?


Panelists
Bonnie Callahan

Bonnie Callahan was born in Tucson, where she went on to study Classics and Italian at the University of Arizona. After seven years in Italy, she is back in the Sonoran Desert, where she lives with her Italian study abroad sweetheart, their two kids, and a few bilingual pets....

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TJ Alexander

TJ Alexander is the author of "Chef’s Kiss," "Chef's Choice," "Second Chances in New Port Stephen" and "Triple Sec." They received their MA in writing and publishing from Emerson College, and they live in New York City with their wife and various houseplants....

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Adriana Herrera

USA Today bestselling and Audie-winning author Adriana Herrera was born and raised in the Caribbean, but for the last 15 years has let her job (and her spouse) take her all over the world. She loves writing stories about people who look and sound like her people, getting unapologetic happy endings....

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Books:
A Gentleman's Gentleman
A Novel
TJ Alexander
Romance
Random House
March 2025
ISBN 9780593686201
336 pages
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A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke
Adriana Herrera
Romance
Harlequin
February 2025
ISBN 9781335476968
336 pages
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