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Borderlands Boogeyman

Borderlands Boogeyman

While Christopher Rodarte’s students at Sam Hughes Elementary know him as Mr. Rodarte, on paper he is simply “Rodarte,” a man with a love of spookiness who grew up with the story of La Llorona. Rodarte’s new collection of ghostly folktales, La Llorona: Ghost Stories of the Southwest, published earlier this year.

By Ambur Wilkerson Oct 17, 2019

The Lightest Object in the Universe

The Lightest Object in the Universe

This week, Algonquin Press launched her first novel, The Lightest Object in the Universe. This is an email conversation with the Tucson Weekly.

By Margaret Regan Jul 11, 2019

It’s the End of the World As We Know It

It’s the End of the World As We Know It

An excerpt from Tucson author Kimi Eisle’s new post-apocalyptic novel The Lightest Object in the Universe

Jul 11, 2019

Inquiry at the Bar

Inquiry at the Bar

Tucson author Becky Masterman’s new crime thriller, We Were Killers Once, is the fourth book to feature Brigid Quinn, a former FBI agent who has retired to Tucson.

By Becky Masterman Jun 20, 2019

The Chasers

The Chasers

They had their spot in the stairwell. They were Chicano kids—Mexican Americans—growing up in Tucson in the 1950s. They were the Chasers.

By Meredith O'Neil Jun 13, 2019

Storied Past: <i>A Well-Read Woman: The Life, Loves and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport</i>

Storied Past: A Well-Read Woman: The Life, Loves and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport

A Well-Read Woman: The Life, Loves and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport archives the harrowing, and at times brazen, tale of a librarian who championed access to information and balked at sexism in the workplace years before the Western feminist movement came to be.

By David J. Del Grande May 23, 2019

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Fifth Annual Sweat For Pets

Fifth Annual Sweat For Pets

By Staff report Nov 12, 2019  3:34 pm

Things to Do on Tuesday, Nov. 12

Things to Do on Tuesday, Nov. 12

By TW Fun & Games Desk Nov 12, 2019  1:00 am

Adoptable Pets: Chloe Needs a Home

Adoptable Pets: Chloe Needs a Home

By Monique Conway, HSSA Nov 11, 2019  1:11 pm

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