Photos: 2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Photos from weekend happenings at the 2014 Tucson Festival of Books on the University of Arizona mall.
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Many in the crowd spent time searching among the hundreds of options on last day of Tucson Festival of Books in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Sunday, March 16, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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A small but grateful audience enjoyed the readings of Poest Richard Jackson on the last day of Tucson Festival of Books in the University of Arizona Student Union Kiva in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Sunday, March 16, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Author Richard Russo, left, is interviewed by Jeff Ronstadt at a packed University of Arizona Student Union Ballroom during the 2014 Tucson Festival of Books.
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A member of the Lindley Lopez Circus, works to keep his balance on a stack of objects during a performance on last day of Tucson Festival of Books in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Sunday, March 16, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Budding writer Katrina McClure, left, gets some after workshop one-on-one time with author Laurie Schnebly following her workshop on "Revising Your Work" during last day of Tucson Festival of Books on the Uniersity of Arizona campus in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Sunday, March 16, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Volunteer Lia Ossanna holds the sign indicating the line waiting to see Dr. Andrew Weil on last day of Tucson Festival of Books in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Sunday, March 16, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Melody Ortiz, right, browses through a book while Kelsey Thomas, left, and Atalanta Hoyt share a laugh as they all browse through the Bookman's tent at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Festival-goers check the big schedule of events board at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Festival-goers sprawl out over the University of Arizona mall at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Fidencio Lopez, Jr., 4, with dad Fidencio Sr., gets a high-five from a creature from a Wild Thing at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Author Brandon Sanderson signs a book and briefly chats with Ben Aaberg and Heather Mitsuda, right, at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Cheryl Lopez watches from the shade of an umbrella during the LindleyLopez Circus at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Aaron Busby, 4, gets a quick lesson in cello playing from Kathryn Koenig, a volunteer with Tucson Summer Music, at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
LindleyLopez Circus performer Sophie Harris straddles and dangles from the ropes during a performance at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Rebecca Eaton, a PBS executive producer of Downton Abbey, answers questions from the audience at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Rebecca Eaton, a PBS executive producer of Downton Abbey, laughs with the audience at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Author Lily Koppel, who penned The Astronaut Wives Club, speaks in the Arizona Daily Star tent at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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New York Times editor of the Modern Love column Daniel Jones speaks in the Arizona Daily Star tent at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Audience members take photos before former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry speaks at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Diana Ossana speaks with the audience during a discussion on book-to-film adaptation at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Prof. Steven Watts speaks about his novel "Self-Help Messiah" in the Arizona Daily Star tent at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Amphitheater High School students Joanna Key, left, 15, and Angel Holloway play a life-size game of checkers at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
2014 Tucson Festival of Books
Legal-thriller and mystery author Scott Turow speaks at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 15, 2014, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz. The free annual two-day festival features scores of author discussions, signings, food, and games and activities for kids. The event lasts until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The sixth annual Tucson Festival of Books came to a close Sunday, but work for next year’s event is well underway.