Jim Malusa
Jim Malusa
Hear an interview with Jim Malusa, author of "Into Thick Air." Scroll down to "Audio Features" on this page to listen.
Mt. Lemmon Author
Tales of the mountain community
Storytelling
Keeping the tradition alive
Festival of Books
A big literary event this weekend
Booksellers
Coping in today's marketplace
Peter Michaels interviews Pete Earley, the author of "Crazy: One Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness". (2/22/08)
James Reel talks with Tucsonan Jennifer Lee Carrell, the author of the bestselling novel "Interred With Their Bones," about the American Southwest of the 1800s and the surprising popularity of William Shakespeare among the cowboys. (10/26/07)
Mark McLemore interviews Tucson author and bicyclist Jim Malusa. Into Thick Air is his story of biking to the lowest points on six continents, which included a grueling trip from Tucson to the bottom of Death Valley. (5/9/08)
British travel writer Richard Grant has lived in Tucson for the last 16 years. His latest book is titled "God's Middle Finger," the story of his adventures during a trip across the Sierra Madre mountains. Richard Grant joins Claudine LoMonaco to talk about his book. (3/28/08)
Literature and PoetryFall events at the UA Poetry Center
Poet/essayist and ecocritic Jonathon Skinner, creator of ecopoetics, one of the first journals to feature art that exhibits intersections between writing and ecology, reads from his collection about the convergence of biodiversity and cultural diversity on Thursday, October 22nd, 8:00 p.m.
Juliana Spahr, a poet of national acclaim, will read from her latest work on Friday, October 23rd, 8:00 p.m.
Composer and sound artist David Dunn will give a lecture/presentation about his work on soundscapes, which use electro-acoustic resources, voice, non-human living systems and traditional instruments on October 29th, 8:00 p.m.
A Fellowship for Southern Arizona Poets, the Mary Ann Campau Fellowship, will be receiving applications until its deadline on November 20th. This fellowship provides a $1000 stipend and an opportunity to read in the Poetry Center Reading Series. All Southern Arizona poets are invited to apply.
Dr. Allan HamiltonThe Scalpel and the Soul
Dr. Allan J. Hamilton, a neurosurgeon and professor of surgery at The University of Arizona, has been awarded a 2009 Nautilus Silver Award for his book The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope, which tells the stories of patients he's encountered during his years in the operating room. The Nautilus Book Awards recognize inspirational and "world-changing" books, as judged by a team of book reviewers, librarians, authors, editors, bookstore owners and publishing industry leaders.
You can read an excerpt from Hamilton's book at Lo Que Pasa.
Dr. Allan Hamilton's website
Dr. Hamilton talks about The Scalpel and the Soul on Arizona Illustrated.
