Nip in the air can't keep bookworms away from Tucson Festival of Books

Actor, author and conservationist Ted Danson talks with Mindy Miller before the start of his presentation during the fifth Tucson Festival of Books at the University of Arizona. The two-day festival, with parking and admission free, concludes today.

Nip in the air can't keep bookworms away from Tucson Festival of Books

Author Jodi Picoult packed the Student Union Ballroom on Saturday for her presentation. Picoult is the author of 18 novels. Her latest is "The Storyteller."

Nip in the air can't keep bookworms away from Tucson Festival of Books

Anne Thompson, left, and Chloe Cobb, dressed appropriately as angels, hand out bookmarks for "Our First 22 Days in Heaven," by David Orlowski during the opening day of the celebration of literacy at the University of Arizona.

Nip in the air can't keep bookworms away from Tucson Festival of Books

Anne Thompson, left, and Chloe Cobb, dressed appropriately as angels, hand out bookmarks for "Our First 22 Days in Heaven," by David Orlowski during the opening day of the celebration of literacy at the University of Arizona.

Nip in the air can't keep bookworms away from Tucson Festival of Books

Even hoodie-and-umbrella weather didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the thousands of people who strolled the University of Arizona Mall Saturday during the Tucson Festival of Books.

Weather likely won't crash Tucson's big literary party

Garrett Allen, right, loses his grip on a tarp as a strong gust of wind hampers the setup of backstage tents for The Lindley Lopez Circus. It and other vendors and entertainers fought the breezes Friday setting up on the UA campus for the weekend's Festival of Books.

Weather likely won't crash Tucson's big literary party

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Weather likely won't crash Tucson's big literary party

Under dark, rolling clouds, volunteers George Price, left, and Tom Swanson do some last minute work on vendor tents.

Weather likely won't crash Tucson's big literary party

Today's the day. The tents are up. The authors are ready. And the rain is expected to blow over, leaving a bright, brisk day for the Tucson Festival of Books.

Green Fields booth to showcase its author ties

Joni Wallace

Green Fields booth to showcase its author ties

Laila Hallaby

Green Fields booth to showcase its author ties

Lydia Millet

Green Fields booth to showcase its author ties

Alan Armstrong

Green Fields booth to showcase its author ties

Overheard on the Green Fields Country Day School playground: "My mommy has written more New York Times best-sellers than your mommy!"

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A century of S. Ariz. books

Harold Bell Wright

A century of S. Ariz. books

Charles Finney

A century of S. Ariz. books

Jim Griffith

A century of S. Ariz. books

What a treat it is to settle into a book and realize the place is familiar. You share a history with the characters; you know that mountain's profile because you see it every day.