Looking for that perfect holiday gift? Check out the AHS Bookfair!

Looking for even more chances to meet great UA Press authors? Plan to attend the Tucson Festival of Books!

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For more information about these events contact Holly Schaffer , Publicity Manager, at (520) 621-3920.

Year Date, Day & Time Event Description Venue Location Author & Title 2008 11/20, Thursday, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center presents a discussion on ancient identity in southeastern Arizona with Dr. Anna Neuzil Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Tucson, AZ Anna Neuzil, In the Aftermath of Migration 2008 11/22, Saturday, Noon - 2:00 p.m. Celebrate everyone's favorite sweet treat! Join authors Meredith Dreiss and Sharon Edgar Greenhill as they share the 3,000 year history of chocolate Hill Country Bookstore Georgetown, TX Meredith L. Dreiss and Sharon Edgar Greenhill, Chocolate 2008 11/22, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Simon Ortiz will be the College Luncheon speaker at the 2008 National Council of Teachers of English Conference (visit www.ncte.org for registration information) Final location TBD San Antonio, TX Simon Ortiz, collected works 2008 11/23, Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Celebrate the publication of "Chocolate" at La Fuente Museum Shop with free samples of chocolate treats that incorporate flavors of the Southwest, including mesquite and chiles. This event will include a showing of the DVD documentary "Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods" Tohono Chul Park Tucson, AZ Meredith Dreiss and Sharon Edgar Greenhill, Chocolate 2008 11/23, Sunday, 1:00 p.m. Tom Holm reads from his debut mystery at the Singing Wind Thanksgiving Fiesta Singing Wind Bookshop Benson, AZ Tom Holm, The Osage Rose 2008 11/25, Tuesday, Noon and 2:00 p.m. "Views Beyond the Beauty" - a presentation by photographer Gary Ladd Western National Parks Association Bookstore Oro Valley, AZ Gary Ladd, Grand Canyon 2008 12/6, Saturday, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Celebrate everyone's favorite sweet treat! Join authors Meredith Dreiss and Sharon Edgar Greenhill as they share the 3,000 year history of chocolate. Women and Their Work Austin, TX Meredith L. Dreiss and Sharon Edgar Greenhill, Chocolate 2008 12/11, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. A poetry reading featuring award-winning poet Luci Tapahonso Bookworks Albuquerque, NM Luci Tapahonso, A Radiant Curve 2008 12/13, Saturday Learn about the Gulf of California and it's beautiful and lively tide pools with Betty Hupp and Marilyn Malone. Sponsored by CEDO Intercultural Center Tohono Chul Park Tucson, AZ Betty Hupp and Marilyn Malone, The Edge of the Sea of Cortez 2009 1/8, Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Jeanne Farr McDonnell presents the life of a remarkable woman—Juana Briones de Miranda California Historical Society San Francisco, CA Jeanne Farr McDonnell, Juana Briones of Nineteenth-Century California 2009 2/3, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Jim Burns presents "Jim Burns' Arizona Birds" for the Maricopa Audubon Society The Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix, AZ Jim Burns, Jim Burns' Arizona Birds 2009 4/13, Monday, 11:15 a.m. Fred Arroyo presents his debut novel at the Des Moines Area Community College's Celebration of the Literary Arts Des Moines Area Community College, Newton Campus Newton, IA Fred Arroyo, The Region of Lost Names 2009 4/29, Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Celebrate National Poetry Month: Tempe Poetry in April presents Simon Ortiz Tempe Center for the Arts Tempe, AZ Simon Ortiz, collected works

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