Highlights from the 2025 Tucson Festival of Books

March 18, 2025

Thank you to everyone who made the 2025 Tucson Festival of Books another spectacular celebration of literacy, books, and authors! We are grateful to the authors who shared their time and work, our staff who made our booth so special, the volunteers who work behind the scenes to make it all happen, and our community who showed up to support the Press and our authors.

We’re continuing the celebration until April 12, 2025, by offering a 25% discount off all books when you use code AZTFOB25 on our website.

Here are highlights from the weekend:

Leo Romero talks with a reader about his book *Trees Dream of Water*.

Paul Minnis, author of *Plants for Desperate Times* and *Famine Foods*, signs books with Linda Gregonis and Victoria Evans, authors of *The Hohokam and Their World*.

Amber McCrary, author of *Blue Corn Tongue: Poems in the Mouth of the Desert* and Denise Low, author of *House of Grace, House of Blood*.

Julie Morrison, co-author with Lisa Schnebly Heidinger of *Arizona FriendTrips*, and Kristen Buckles chat in our booth.

Tim Hernandez, author of *All They Will Call You* and *They Call You Back*, and Gary Nabhan, author of *The Nature of Desert Nature* and *The Desert Smells Like Rain*, sign books.

Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez talks with reader about his book, *The Rise of Necro/Narco Citizenship*.

Left: Authors Alma Garcia and Edward Polanco with Kristen Buckles. Right: Remarkable Planet panel with moderator Scott Saleska, author Neil Shubin and U of A Press author Ted Fleming.

Left: Leigh McDonald and author Melani Martinez. Right: Friends talk with author David Levy.

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