Tucson Festival of Books volunteers have compiled a list of reads that will be represented at this year's event, with a little something for everyone.
Special to the Arizona Daily Star Even Google has trouble deciding how many genres there are in popular literature today, but we can all agree how many sub-genres there are:Serious writers and readers can readily name more than 50 sub-genres that further divide fiction, nonfiction and poetry, and most of them will be represented at next weekend’s Tucson Festival of Books.
People are also reading… “Solito” by Tucson’s Javier Zamora was one of 2022’s most honored books. Two weeks ago, it was longlisted for a PEN America Award as the year’s best memoir. Zamora immigrated to the U.S. as a child, and trust us: it wasn’t easy. — Sara Hammond “American Cartel” by Sari Horwitz and Scott Higham is a deeply-researched expose of the drug industry, and how it both created and fueled the opioid epidemic that has killed more than a million Americans. Horwitz grew up here and was the student body president at Tucson High School. — Maria Parham
“For Twice in My Life” by Phoenix author Annette Christie was released three weeks ago and exemplifies why romance fiction has become the hottest genre in American literature. Layla and Ian have broken up, but a motorcycle accident gives them both a second chance. — Jessica Pryde “A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman” by Lindy Elkins-Tanton. Elkins lives in Phoenix, works at Arizona State University, and is one of the ranking space scientists in the U.S. Her field has long been dominated by men. Her memoir reflects on her own rise through the ranks. — Jennifer Casteix
“Where Butterflies Fill the Sky” by Zahra Marwan is a children’s picture book featuring a family that moves from the desert of Kuwait to the desert of New Mexico. — Kathy Short
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