Tucson book events this week: Three picks and other events going on

The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls by Valorie Schaefer is an American Girl Book that will be discussed by the Care and Keeping of You Teen Reading Group this week.  The book discussion will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013 at Barnes & Noble Broadway.Cara Black will be at a special lunch event at Clues Unlimited this week.  At the event she will discuss and sign her latest Aimee Leduc book, Murder Below Montparnasse.  The event is at noon on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.  The event includes a chance to win a trip to Paris.  It is a free event, but reservations are required.View the list »
Lili DeBarbieri will discuss her book A Guide to Southern Arizona's Historic Farms and Ranches: Rustic Southwest Retreats at the Salazar-Ajo Library this week.  This author event will be from 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2013.  The event will provide info about the history of farms and ranches in Southern Arizona.

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Book events going around Tucson for the week of March 11-17, 2013 include various book club meetings and author meetings. See below for more info.

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Monday, March 11, 2013

  • 11 a.m. at Mission Library - On-A-Mission Book Club
  • 12 p.m. at Mission Library - Mission Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

  • 10:30 a.m. at Dewhirst-Catalina Library - Readers Book Club: This month's book club is A Good American by Alex George.
  • 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 Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson.
  • 6:30 p.m. at Martha Cooper Library - Cafe Book: This month's book is Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.
  • 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Broadway - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group: This month's book is The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

  • 12 p.m. at Mostly Books - Cara Black: This is a lunch and book signing event related to her book Murder Below Montparnasse.
  • 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Broadway - Classics Book Group: This month's book is A Room with a View by E.M. Forster.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

  • 10 a.m. at Oro Valley Library - Contemporary Literature Book Club: This month's book is Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel.
  • 4 p.m. at Nanini Library - Book Nook: This is a book club for ages 8 to 12.

Friday, March 15, 2013

  • 7 p.m. at Antigone Books - Linda Kohanov: This is an event related to the book The Power of the Herd: A Nonpredatory Approach to Social Intelligence, Leadership, and Innovation by Linda Kohanov.
  • 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Broadway - Care and Keeping of You Teen Reading Group: This is an American Girl book discussion for teenagers.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

  • 10 a.m. at Sahuarita Library - Omnivorous Readers
  • 12:30 p.m. at Mostly Books - Harvey Burgess: This is an author event related to the book Tucson Tales: Bohemians, Bolsheviks and Border Rats.
  • 1 p.m. at Salazar-Ajo Library - Lili DeBarbieri: This is an author event related to the book A Guide to Southern Arizona's Historic Farms and Ranches: Rustic Southwest Retreats.
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  • Lili DeBarbieri will discuss her book A Guide to Southern Arizona's Historic Farms and Ranches: Rustic Southwest Retreats at the Salazar-Ajo Library this week.  This author event will be from 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2013.  The event will provide info about the history of farms and ranches in Southern Arizona.
  • Cara Black will be at a special lunch event at Clues Unlimited this week.  At the event she will discuss and sign her latest Aimee Leduc book, Murder Below Montparnasse.  The event is at noon on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.  The event includes a chance to win a trip to Paris.  It is a free event, but reservations are required.
  • The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls by Valorie Schaefer is an American Girl Book that will be discussed by the Care and Keeping of You Teen Reading Group this week.  The book discussion will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013 at Barnes & Noble Broadway.
View the list

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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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