Every year, teens and tweens get the opportunity to interview authors at the Tucson Festival of Books. 2022 was the 13th year for the Festival of Books and the Teen & Tween Audio Interviews go just as far back. The interviews give the youth a chance to interview an author after reading one of their books.
The Tucson Festival of Books had an amazing list of authors this year, and Pima County youth interviewed six of these amazing authors on the University of Arizona campus.
Lilliam Rivera
Students of Mansfield Middle School read Never Look Back before interviewing Rivera.
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Lilliam Rivera and Mansfield Middle School students 5
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Lilliam Rivera and Mansfield Middle School students 2 signing books
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Lilliam Rivera and Mansfield Middle School students 1
Ibi Aanu Zoboi
Zoboi was interviewed by a group of students from Amphi High School who read Okoye: To the People: A Black Panther Novel.
TFOB teen author interview students from Amphi High School holding book by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Ibi Aanu Zobio and Amphi High School students 2 with Zoom screen
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Ibi Aanu Zobio and Amphi High School students 1
Angeline Boulley
The youth of Sabino High School read award winner Firekeeper's Daughter before interviewing Boulley.
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Angeline Boulley and Sabino High school students 1
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Angeline Boulley and Sabino High school students 2
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Angeline Boulley and Sabino High school students 5
Marie Lu
The students at Tanque Verde High School interviewed Marie Lu, author of The Kingdom of Back.
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Marie Lu and Tanque Verde High School students 3
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Marie Lu and Tanque Verde High School students 1
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Marie Lu and Tanque Verde High School students 5
Victoria Schwab
The teen advisory group from Nanini Library read Victoria Schwab’s book Gallant.
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Victoria Schwab and the teen advisory group from Nanini Library 1
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Victoria Schwab and the teen advisory group from Nanini Library 2
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Victoria Schwab and the teen advisory group from Nanini Library 3
Lizz Huerta
A group from Sahuaro High School and Dusenberry-River Library’s teen advisory group read Lizz Huerta’s book, The Lost Dreamer, which comes out in March, before their interview with Huerta.
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Lizz Huerta and Sahuaro High School and Dusenberry River Library TAB 5
TFOB author interview Lizz Huerta 2TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Lizz Huerta and Sahuaro High School and Dusenberry River Library TAB 4
TFOB 2022 teen author interview with Lizz Huerta and Sahuaro High School and Dusenberry River Library TAB 2
Want to listen to the interviews from past years?
Check them out on Soundcloud and YouTube.
