Tucson Festival of Books

A Family Affair


We love it when romance authors introduce us to a whole family! These authors dig into the nitty gritty of building out family dynamics while keeping their romance stories at the center.


Panelists
Penny Reid

Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of "Truth or Beard." She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she writes kissing books....

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Sarah T. Dubb

Sarah T. Dubb is a Tucson-based romance writer, librarian, parent and activist. Her debut novel, "Birding With Benefits," is set in Tucson and was featured on NPR's 2024 Books We Love. She has served as a moderator in the past and is over the moon to be one of our presenting authors this year....

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Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Pura Belpré Award–winning Mexican American poet, novelist and painter. She received her BA in cultural anthropology from the University of West Florida and her MFA in poetry from the University of Alaska Anchorage....


Books:
Lightning in Her Hands
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Romance
Penguin Publishing Group
October 2024
ISBN 9780593548592
352 pages
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Truth Or Beard (Deluxe Edition)
Penny Reid
Romance
Sourcebooks
January 2025
ISBN 9781464227813
416 pages
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Birding with Benefits
A Novel
Sarah T. Dubb
Romance
Simon and Schuster
June 2024
ISBN 9781668037836
336 pages
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