Tucson Festival of Books 2019

Tucson Festival of Books 2019

This year I went to the Tucson Festival of Books yet again and I did it mostly solo. My friend Gwen joined me for part of day one, but like I said mostly a solo adventure. I met lots of great authors and was able to get most, if not all, of books signed. I think one of the greatest memories is of Gwen and I having Scott Magoon draw us a shark fighting a velociraptor.




Gwen and I also got to meet the incredibly kind and funny Jonathan Stutzman. We joked around and talked about work before finally taking a picture together with Tiny the T-rex. I need to get myself a copy of his new book, Llama Destroys the World.


The days were long and I got a bit of a sunburn, but I also had the pleasure of attending half of a Star Wars panel. I say half because I was that poor girl coughing up a storm in the front row and I kindly excused myself so that everyone else could enjoy the discussion. It was fun all the same and I got to see all of the authors afterwards and get my books signed. Adam Rex drew me a little Darth Vader and it made my day.

I can't wait to go again next year. It's one of the bigger things that I look forward to every single year and I would not miss it for the world. Do you have any local book events that you go to? Do you travel for bigger book events? Let's discuss in the comments. Happy Reading!
Xoxo,
Gabriella

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