2012 schedule of events is set

Book lovers, it's time to start planning your visit to the 2012 Tucson Festival of Books. More »»

Video: Science City at the Festival

Get a video preview of the Science City zone of this year's Tucson Festival of Books. More »»

Urrea to headline Author's Table Dinner

Author Luis Albert Urrea will keynote the annual Author's Table Dinner, to be held Friday, March 9. Urrea's best-seller "Devil's Highway," a nonfiction account of Mexican immigrants lost in the Arizona desert, won the 2004 Lannan Literary Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. More »»

Food at the 2012 Festival

The Tucson Festival of Books is not all about books, reading and literacy. In fact, it is also about food! More »»

Book festival donates $150,000 to groups

The Tucson Festival of Books continued its contribution to local literacy causes by donating $150,000 to various organizations. More »»

Disability access, accessible parking, and requesting Sign Language Interpreters

Here's more information on disability access, accessible parking,and requesting Sign Language Interpreters. More »»

UA BookStores: a vital part of the Festival

Here's an overview of the Festival and some related events shared by the University of Arizona BookStores, a founding sponsor. More »»

Where to stay

Here's where to stay during your visit to Tucson for the Festival. Many of the participating hotels are offering special Festival of Books rates. More »»

Newsletter signup page and archive

Sign up to receive our electronic newsletter or browse the newsletter archive. More »»

Video from the Festival

Here are several videos from the 2010 Festival. More »»

Our history and founders

The Tucson Festival of Books debuted March 14-15, 2009, on the campus of The University of Arizona.

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About the festival

The Tucson Festival of Books brings together authors, publishers and the reading public in a family-friendly community event. Net proceeds of the Festival are used to promote literacy in Southern Arizona. More »»

From the Daily Star: 2 literacy zones get help for families

Two south-side neighborhoods - Sunnyside and South Park - are the focus of a coalition of literacy groups that are working to help children do better in school and parents attend college. More »»

Contact us

A list of Festival contacts and sign-up forms. More »»