Every year, teens and tweens get the opportunity to interview authors at the Tucson Festival of Books. This past spring was the 16th year for the Festival of Books and the Teen & Tween Audio Interviews. These interviews give youth a chance to discuss writing, publishing and almost anything else with an author after reading one of their books.
The Tucson Festival of Books offered a wonderful group of authors of Young Adult literature this year, and Pima County youth interviewed nine of these amazing authors on the University of Arizona campus. Listen here:
Victoria Aveyard
This past March teens from Amphitheater High School were able to spend some time during the Tucson Festival of Books with author Victoria Aveyard discussing life, writing and Fate Breaker.
Libba Bray
This past March teens from Amphitheater High School were able to spend some time during the Tucson Festival of Books with author Libba Bray discussing life, writing and Under the Same Stars.
Alexa Donne
This past March teens from the Pima County Public Library's Virtual Volunteers were able to spend some time during the Tucson Festival of Books with author Alexa Donne discussing life, writing and the Bitter End.
Gayle Forman
This past March teens from Sabino High School were able to spend some time during the Tucson Festival of Books with author Gayle Forman discussing life, writing and After Life.
Josh Galarza
This past March teens from the Dusenberry-River Library's Teen Advisory Board were able to spend some time during the Tucson Festival of Books with author Josh Galarza discussing life, writing and the Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky.
The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky
Vanessa Le
This past March teens from City High School were able to spend some time during the Tucson Festival of Books with author Vanessa Le discussing life, writing and the Last Bloodcarver.
Scott Reintgen
This past March teens from Ironwood Ridge High School were able to spend some time during the Tucson Festival of Books with author Scott Reintgen discussing life, writing and a Door in the Dark.
Nic Stone
This past March teens from Tanque Verde High School were able to spend some time during the Tucson Festival of Books with author Nic Stone discussing life, writing and Dear Manny.
Emily J. Taylor
This past March teens from Sahuaro High School were able to spend some time during the Tucson Festival of Books with author Emily J. Taylor discussing life, writing and the Otherwhere Post.
Want to hear more?
Listen to past Teen-Author interviews on our YouTube channel. We'll see you at the Festival in 2026!
