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SUMMARY:Tucson Festival Of Books 2026
DESCRIPTION:About the Tucson Festival of Books\nMission: The Tucson Festiva
 l of Books is a premier\, free-to-attend\, family-friendly celebration of 
 literature that engages our community. We present notable recently publish
 ed authors from all genres to discuss big ideas and express creativity fre
 ely.\n\nVision: Through an annual festival and associated programs\, we su
 pport\, elevate\, and amplify literacy so that words and imagination come 
 to life for readers of all ages. We inspire our community to fund and util
 ize Southern Arizona literacy services to improve literacy rates.\n\nThe n
 ext Tucson Festival of Books will be held March 14-15\, 2026 at the Univer
 sity of Arizona. Questions about the festival? Access our TFOB FAQ here.
 \nFestival History\nThe Tucson Festival of Books (TFOB) is a registered no
 n-profit organization that made its debut March 14-15\, 2009 on the campus
  of The University of Arizona. The inaugural festival featured 450 authors
  and presenters and welcomed 50\,000 regional visitors\, all made possible
  with generous support from our sponsors and the energetic goodwill of 800
  volunteers. The Tucson Festival of Books is fortunate to have the suppor
 t of two of the city’s leading institutions among its co-founders\, The 
 University of Arizona and The Arizona Daily Star: community-focused organi
 zations who help to further the mission of TFOB.\n\nThe festival is now a
  community-wide celebration of literature and one of the largest book fest
 ivals in the United States.\n\nFive founders established the festival as a
  non-profit organization dedicated to funding literacy advancement in Sout
 hern Arizona:\n\nBill Viner (President)\n\nFrank Farias and John H. Hum
 enik (Vice Presidents)\n\nBruce Beach (Treasurer)\n\nhttps://tucsonfesti
 valofbooks.org/
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