Tag Archives: Arizona

We Recommend…Rage Against the Dying

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman Available formats: Hardcover | Audiobook Rage Against the Dying is this Arizona author’s first book. The action takes place in Catalina and Tucson, Arizona. It is narrated by a 59 year old woman, … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Bury Me Deep

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott First Published: 2009 5 Copies & Reading Guide In October 1931, a station agent found two large trunks abandoned in LA’s South Pacific Train Station. What he found inside ignited one of the most … Continue reading →

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National Novel Writing Month 2012

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Have you been thinking about writing the next great American novel, but just haven’t gotten around to writing it down yet? If that literary genius in you is still struggling to come out, National Novel Writing Month can be what … Continue reading →

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Author Spotlight: Betty Webb

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Betty Webb is a local Arizona author who writes mysteries that tackle thorny problems involving Arizonans. Her most recent Lena Jones mystery, Desert Wind, deals with the mining of uranium near the Grand Canyon, and the plight of the “Downwinders”, … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Death Clouds on Mt. Baldy

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Death Clouds on Mt Baldy: Tucson’s Lost Tragedy by Cathy Hufault First Published: 2010 10 Copies & Reading Guide Nov. 15, 1958. An arctic-like blizzard roars out of nowhere across the mild desert terrain of southern Arizona. Boy scouts are … Continue reading →

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We Recommend…The Rope by Nevada Barr

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

The Rope by Nevada Barr is a real thriller. For anyone who has been reading her books about law enforcement park rangers over the years, this one will be a new experience. In The Rope, she takes us back to Anna … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Going Back to Bisbee

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

Going Back to Bisbee by Richard Shelton First Published: 1992 (OneBookAZ 2007) 7 Copies & Reading Guide Richard Shelton first came to southeastern Arizona in the 1950s as a soldier stationed at Fort Huachuca. He soon fell in love with … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Half Broke Horses

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls First Published: 2009 10 Copies & Reading Guide This is a novel based on the life of the author’s grandmother, Lily Casey Smith, who learned to break horses in childhood, journeyed five … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: These is My Words

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

These is My Words: the Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy E. Turner First Published: 1998 8 Copies & Reading Guide These Is My Words uses the love of learning as a major plot element in a story inspired by the … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Filaree

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

Filaree by Marguerite Noble First Published: 1979 10 Copies & Reading Guide Based on the life of Noble’s mother, Filaree tells the story of Melissa Baker. A women that survives childbirth and a loveless marriage to succeed in Arizona during … Continue reading →

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