Tucson book events this week: Authors, book clubs, and more (Photos)

Book events going around Tucson for the week of April 8-14, 2013 include various book club meetings and author meetings. See below for more info.

Monday, April 8, 2013

  • 11 a.m. at Mission Library - On-a-Mission Book Club: This month's book is The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
  • 12 p.m. at Mission Library - Mission Mystery Book Club: This month's book is The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman.
  • 7:30 p.m. at St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church - Literati: This month's discussion is on House of Stone by Anthony Shadid.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

  • 10:30 a.m. at Dewhirst-Catalina Library - Readers Book Club: This month's book is The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman.
  • 1 p.m. at Tucson Jewish Community Center - Treasures of Jewish Literature
  • 1:30 p.m. at Joyner-Green Valley Library - Page Turners: This month's book is Defending Jacob by William Landay.
  • 6:30 p.m. at Martha Cooper Library - Cafe Book: This month's book is Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabrial Garcia Marquez.
  • 7 p.m. at U of A Library Special Collections - Early Books Lecture Series: This week's lecture is called "The Golden Bull: Medieval Politics of the Highest Caliber in a Manuscript."
  • 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Broadway - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group: This month's book is City by Clifford D. Simak.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

  • 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Oro Valley Library - Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library Book Sale
  • 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Broadway - Classics Book Group: This month's book is The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

  • 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Oro Valley Library - Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library Book Sale
  • 10 a.m. at Oro Valley Library - Contemporary Fiction Book Club: This month's book is An Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg
  • 4 p.m. at Nanini Library - Book Nook: This is a book club for ages 8 to 12.

Friday, April 12, 2013

  • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Oro Valley Library - Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library Book Sale: Friday is half-price day.
  • 12:30 p.m. at Miller-Golf Links Library - Booklinks an Adult Book Club: This month's book is Legacy of a Lawman by Johnny D. Boggs.
  • 7 p.m. at Antigone Books - Carolyn O'Bagy Davis: This is an author event related to her book Desert Trader: The Life And Quilts Of Goldie Tracy Richmond.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

  • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Oro Valley Library - Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library Book Sale: Saturday is $5 bag day.
  • 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Foothills Mall - W. J. Cocke: This is an author event related to his book The Four Gospels: A Study in Calligraphy.
  • 1:30 p.m. at Mostly Books - Barry Spector: This is an author event related to his book Madness at the Gates of the City: The Myth of American Innocence.
  • 2 p.m. at Joel D. Valdez Main Library - J.E. Gurley: This is an author event related to his dark fiction books including Hell Rig, Shadow Walker, and Ice Station Zombie.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

  • 1 p.m. at Antigone Books - Steampunk Book Club: This month's discussion is on the first half of Steampunk III: Steampunk Revolution edited by Ann VanderMeer.
  • 2 p.m. at Antigone Books - Second Sunday Book Group: This month's book is Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson.
  • 2 p.m. at Clues Unlimited - Clues Unlimited Book Club: This month's book is Eye of the Raven by Eliot Pattison.
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