Featured on the March 6th edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore, get ready for the 2015 Tucson Festival of Books (March 14 & 15 on the University of Arizona campus) with these literary-themed stories:
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Humorist Dave Barry's new book Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster) offers his unserious approach to learning some of life's most important lessons. Christopher Conover talks with Barry about the lifetime of research he put into the book, and his upcoming appearance at the Tucson Festival of Books as an author and a musician...
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And, what books have inspired, moved, or thrilled you the most? A new edition of A Book I Love lets people from the Tucson community share their enthusiasm for the power of the written word...
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In a reading from her new short story collection Demigods on Speedway, author Aurelie Sheehan explores the mystical side of Tucson's urban landscape, re-imagining of the Greek gods as short order cooks, desert rats, and snowbirds...
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Plus, a tribute to Leonard Nimoy the poet. Mark McLemore talks with UA Poetry Center Librarian Wendy Burk about the late actor's dedication to writing poetry that was simple and honest...
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