Tucson book events this week: Local author fair, book clubs, and more (Video)

Book events going around Tucson for the week of January 14-20, 2013 include various book club meetings and author meetings. See below for more info.

Monday, January 14, 2013

  • 11 a.m. at Mission Library - On-a-Mission Book Club
  • 12 p.m. at Mission Library - Mission Mystery Book Club
  • 7:30 p.m. at St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church - Literati: This month's book is Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

  • 2 p.m. at Joyner-Green Valley Library - Local Author Series: This event features Captain Alan Hodges, author of Leading Ladies.
  • 2 p.m. at Oro Valley Library - Rainbow Magic Faeries Book Club: This is a book club for ages 5 to 10. This month's book is Ruby the Red Fairy by Daisy Meadows.
  • 6:30 p.m. at Dusenberry-River Library - River Readers: This month's book is The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

  • 2 p.m. at Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr Library - Abbett Book Choices: This month's book is Unbroken: A World War II Airman's Story of Survival, Resilence, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand.
  • 3 p.m. at Himmel Park Library - DragonFly Book Club: This is a book club for ages 8 to 12. This month's book is Who Could That Be At This Hour by Lemony Snicket.
  • 7 p.m. at Mostly Books - 3rd Wednesday Fiction Discussion: This month's book is A Perfect Arrangement by Suzanne Berne.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

  • 10 a.m. at Oro Valley Library - Great Literature of All Times: This month's discussion is on Main Street by Sinclair Lewis.
  • 12 p.m. at Joel D. Valdez Main Library - Main Library Book Club: This month's book is The Tortilla Curtain by T. C. Boyle.
  • 2 p.m. at Nanini Library - Northwest Readers Book Club
  • 4 p.m. at Oro Valley Library - Magic Treehouse Book Club: This book club is for ages 6 to 10. This month's book is Lions at Lunchtime by Mary Pope Osborne.
  • 6 p.m. at UA Poetry Center - A Closer Look Book Club: This month's book is Almost Never by Daniel Sada.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

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Kjersti is an avid book reader. She enjoys reading most genres. Her favorite genres include mystery (especially culinary mystery) and history (especially Antarctic exploration and American Revolution). When possible she likes to get her books from local bookstores, especially Bookman's because...

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