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Photo gallery: Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday
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Photo gallery: Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday

  • Mar 13, 2010
  • Mar 13, 2010 Updated Mar 8, 2012

The expanded and improved second annual festival on the UA Mall attracted thousands of book lovers on a sunny day.

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Jordan Hill tells "Tales of Magic and Wonder from the jewish Tradition" in the Children's Storytelling tent at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Joy Harjo reads "The Good Luck Cat" on the Story Blanket in the Diamond Children's Area at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
The Tucson Festival of Books opened Saturday at the University of Arizona. Writing workshops and competitions, panel presentations, live cooking demonstrations, children's activities, storytelling, artists and musicians are all free and continues Sunday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Zits co-creators Jim Borgman, right, and Jerry Scott, left, keep the audience laughing at the Tucson Festival of Books on the UA Mall on Saturday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Audience members laugh at Zits co-creators Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott talk at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday on the UA Mall. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Zits co-creators Jim Borgman, right, and Jerry Scott, left, sign autographs at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Author Jennifer Lee Carrell talks with audience members before her talk at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Elizabeth Claiborne, left, and Nancy Roberts decide where to go next at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Marianne Cavazos, left, reads "Where the Wild Things Are" to 5-year-old grandson Michael Brown at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
A standing-room-only crowd listens to author Michael Gelb discuss his book "How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day" at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Michael Gelb discusses his book "How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day" before a capacity crowd at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books

Author J.A. Jance signs autographs at The Tucson Festival of Books.

JEFFRY SCOTT / ARIZONA DAILY STAR ARCHIVE

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Lucie De Baynast, 9-months-old, reaches for bubbles in the arms of her mom Kristi in the Diamond Children's Area at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Carrie Jasso, visiting from San Antonio, peruses books at the UA Bookstores tent at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
A parade of book characters walks into the children's area at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Roy Peter Clark speaks at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
A visitor looks at the choices for Saturday at The Tucson Festival of Books. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
A T-shirt for sale at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. Writing workshops and competitions, panel presentations, live cooking demonstrations, children's activities, storytelling, artists and musicians are all free and continues on Sunday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Summer Celeste, right, has her photo taken with author Baxter Black at a autograph booth at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Dr. Gary Bradt speak sat The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Maurice Houston looks through books at the UA Bookstores tent at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Hula hoops and other activities abound at the Tucson Medical Center tent at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Games outside the TMC game tent at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Chef Janos Wilder gives a cooking demonstration in the Arizona Public Media tent at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday at the University of Arizona. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger discusses "The Genius of Instinct" at The Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday. JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR

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