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Winter Reading Series: Jessica P. Pryde
Jessica P. Pryde is a reader, writer, editor, and librarian who is particularly interested in expanding people's reading worlds via romance novels. Her essay anthology Black Love Matters, which celebrates its fourth year in the world as of this February 1, explores how the Black experience is (and isn't) explored in contemporary romantic media. Join her for a pair of readings: one from Black Love Matters, discussing the hard truths of Black representation, and a more fun excerpt from one of her own forays into Black romance. Afterwards, she'll make space for a guided discussion about publishing's issues with representation and how we can challenge that as readers and writers (and—let's be honest—probably share several reading recommendations).
Why Choose: A Romance Book Club
Explore the world of romance novels trope by trope with Why Choose: A Romance Book Club. Each month, we gather to discuss a romance trope or theme and share examples and recommendations of their being done well and done badly. Come ready to gesture and exclaim about your favorite romances and leave drowning in an overflowing TBR. While book recommendations are offered for every meeting, reading them is not required to attend.
Silent Writing Hour
You know those book groups where no one actually does the reading but everyone has a great time snacking and talking? Our monthly Silent Writing Hour is totally not that!!
Have a cup of tea and work on your novel, poetry, a letter you'll never send, or your Substack--anything goes, except the chatting!
Julie will greet you on our lovely porch 15 minutes before writing time for chitchat and encouragement should you wish to come a bit early. We will have tea and snacks on hand and look forward to an hour of shared company and nonverbal support.
Second Sunday of the month. (No meeting in December because of the Street Fair.)
Silent Book Club
Join Tucson Silent Book Club the 3rd Sunday of the month as we read silently in community with other readers from 1-2:45. If you want to stay and find out what other folks are reading we'll do that 2:45-3.
We have chairs available, but if you want to bring your own comfy portable chair please do. In the cool months we'll have hot tea available, in the warm months we'll have cold bubbly water. There's a fabulous reading porch when the weather is nice. Definitely can hear 4th Avenue noise but it's just in the background. Free parking on Sundays or ride the streetcar with a stop nearby. BYO reading material.
Letter Writing with the Arizona Correspondence Society
Since 2014, the Arizona Correspondence Society has been fostering meaningful connections through the art of handwritten letters, bringing together enthusiasts who cherish the tangible, personal touch of “snail mail.”
Why Choose: A Pop-Up Romance Bookstore
Jessica P. Pryde is a reader, writer, editor, and librarian who is particularly interested in expanding people's reading worlds via romance novels. Her essay anthology Black Love Matters, which celebrates its fourth year in the world as of this February 1, explores how the Black experience is (and isn't) explored in contemporary romantic media. Join her for a pair of readings: one from Black Love Matters, discussing the hard truths of Black representation, and a more fun excerpt from one of her own forays into Black romance. Afterwards, she'll make space for a guided discussion about publishing's issues with representation and how we can challenge that as readers and writers (and—let's be honest—probably share several reading recommendations).
Why Choose: A Romance Book Club
Explore the world of romance novels trope by trope with Why Choose: A Romance Book Club. Each month, we gather to discuss a romance trope or theme and share examples and recommendations of their being done well and done badly. Come ready to gesture and exclaim about your favorite romances and leave drowning in an overflowing TBR. While book recommendations are offered for every meeting, reading them is not required to attend.
Silent Writing Hour
You know those book groups where no one actually does the reading but everyone has a great time snacking and talking? Our monthly Silent Writing Hour is totally not that!!
Have a cup of tea and work on your novel, poetry, a letter you'll never send, or your Substack--anything goes, except the chatting!
Julie will greet you on our lovely porch 15 minutes before writing time for chitchat and encouragement should you wish to come a bit early. We will have tea and snacks on hand and look forward to an hour of shared company and nonverbal support.
Second Sunday of the month. (No meeting in December because of the Street Fair.)
Silent Book Club
Join Tucson Silent Book Club the 3rd Sunday of the month as we read silently in community with other readers from 1-2:45. If you want to stay and find out what other folks are reading we'll do that 2:45-3.
We have chairs available, but if you want to bring your own comfy portable chair please do. In the cool months we'll have hot tea available, in the warm months we'll have cold bubbly water. There's a fabulous reading porch when the weather is nice. Definitely can hear 4th Avenue noise but it's just in the background. Free parking on Sundays or ride the streetcar with a stop nearby. BYO reading material.
Notes with Nana
It’s always so much fun to get a letter or card in the mail instead of the usual bills, catalogs and junk mail. Join Tenecia, Karen and Nana as we spend some time together designing, creating and writing some notes to friends or family. Make somebody’s day by sending them mail!
This event is full.
Why Choose: A Pop-Up Romance Bookstore
Jessica P. Pryde is a reader, writer, editor, and librarian who is particularly interested in expanding people's reading worlds via romance novels. Her essay anthology Black Love Matters, which celebrates its fourth year in the world as of this February 1, explores how the Black experience is (and isn't) explored in contemporary romantic media. Join her for a pair of readings: one from Black Love Matters, discussing the hard truths of Black representation, and a more fun excerpt from one of her own forays into Black romance. Afterwards, she'll make space for a guided discussion about publishing's issues with representation and how we can challenge that as readers and writers (and—let's be honest—probably share several reading recommendations).
Silent Writing Hour
You know those book groups where no one actually does the reading but everyone has a great time snacking and talking? Our monthly Silent Writing Hour is totally not that!!
Have a cup of tea and work on your novel, poetry, a letter you'll never send, or your Substack--anything goes, except the chatting!
Julie will greet you on our lovely porch 15 minutes before writing time for chitchat and encouragement should you wish to come a bit early. We will have tea and snacks on hand and look forward to an hour of shared company and nonverbal support.
Second Sunday of the month. (No meeting in December because of the Street Fair.)
Letter Writing with the Arizona Correspondence Society
Since 2014, the Arizona Correspondence Society has been fostering meaningful connections through the art of handwritten letters, bringing together enthusiasts who cherish the tangible, personal touch of “snail mail.”
Silent Writing Hour
You know those book groups where no one actually does the reading but everyone has a great time snacking and talking? Our monthly Silent Writing Hour is totally not that!!
Have a cup of tea and work on your novel, poetry, a letter you'll never send, or your Substack--anything goes, except the chatting!
Julie will greet you on our lovely porch 15 minutes before writing time for chitchat and encouragement should you wish to come a bit early. We will have tea and snacks on hand and look forward to an hour of shared company and nonverbal support.
Second Sunday of the month. (No meeting in December because of the Street Fair.)
Notes with Nana
It’s always so much fun to get a letter or card in the mail instead of the usual bills, catalogs and junk mail. Join Tenecia, Karen and Nana as we spend some time together designing, creating and writing some notes to friends or family. Make somebody’s day by sending them mail!
This event is full.
Letter Writing with the Arizona Correspondence Society
Since 2014, the Arizona Correspondence Society has been fostering meaningful connections through the art of handwritten letters, bringing together enthusiasts who cherish the tangible, personal touch of “snail mail.”
Notes with Nana
It’s always so much fun to get a letter or card in the mail instead of the usual bills, catalogs and junk mail. Join Tenecia, Karen and Nana as we spend some time together designing, creating and writing some notes to friends or family. Make somebody’s day by sending them mail!
This event is full.
Letter Writing with the Arizona Correspondence Society
Since 2014, the Arizona Correspondence Society has been fostering meaningful connections through the art of handwritten letters, bringing together enthusiasts who cherish the tangible, personal touch of “snail mail.”
Notes with Nana
It’s always so much fun to get a letter or card in the mail instead of the usual bills, catalogs and junk mail. Join Tenecia, Karen and Nana as we spend some time together designing, creating and writing some notes to friends or family. Make somebody’s day by sending them mail!
This event is full.
Letter Writing with the Arizona Correspondence Society
Since 2014, the Arizona Correspondence Society has been fostering meaningful connections through the art of handwritten letters, bringing together enthusiasts who cherish the tangible, personal touch of “snail mail.”
Notes with Nana
It’s always so much fun to get a letter or card in the mail instead of the usual bills, catalogs and junk mail. Join Tenecia, Karen and Nana as we spend some time together designing, creating and writing some notes to friends or family. Make somebody’s day by sending them mail!
This event is full.
Letter Writing with the Arizona Correspondence Society
Since 2014, the Arizona Correspondence Society has been fostering meaningful connections through the art of handwritten letters, bringing together enthusiasts who cherish the tangible, personal touch of “snail mail.”
Notes with Nana
It’s always so much fun to get a letter or card in the mail instead of the usual bills, catalogs and junk mail. Join Tenecia, Karen and Nana as we spend some time together designing, creating and writing some notes to friends or family. Make somebody’s day by sending them mail! This event is full.
Silent Book Club
Join Tucson Silent Book Club the 3rd Sunday of the month as we read silently in community with other readers from 1-2:45. If you want to stay and find out what other folks are reading we'll do that 2:45-3.
We have chairs available, but if you want to bring your own comfy portable chair please do. In the cool months we'll have hot tea available, in the warm months we'll have cold bubbly water. There's a fabulous reading porch when the weather is nice. Definitely can hear 4th Avenue noise but it's just in the background. Free parking on Sundays or ride the streetcar with a stop nearby. BYO reading material.
“Please put the book uphill on the desk” - The Language of Location with Wyatt Welch
Inside this poetry-writing workshop, we’ll begin with an exploration of how different languages discuss space (as bodily-orientation, as visible versus invisible, as temporal metaphor, as emanating from a landform) to get participants to rethink the space of English. We will also explore how prepositions themselves in English move emotional and imagistic weight. This linguistics tour will offer participants some fresh ways to rethink where things are. Register here.
Wyatt Welch (they/them) is a local Tucson poet and English teacher. Welch earned an MA in Linguistics from the University of Florida, and as a linguist, is interested in phonology and language revitalization movements. Welch's debut book of poetry, Capitalism Calls Poetry Lazy, was released in 2022 by FlowerSong Press with many of these poems having previously been published in some really exciting journals. Welch is currently working on their third book, The Tarot, which is a comprehensive, tarotic poetry collection of the 78 cards.
Winter Reading Series: Stephanie Reents
Stephanie Reents is a narrative writer and teacher. She's the author of The Kissing List, a collection of stories that was an Editors' Choice in The New York Times Book Review, and I Meant to Kill Ye, a bibliomemoir chronicling her journey into the strange void at the heart of Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian. Her new novel, We Loved to Run, is published by Hogarth/Penguin Random House. Her awards include two O. Henry Prizes for her short fiction, a Stegner Fellowship, and a Rhodes Scholarship. Actual date is still pending.
Silent Writing Hour
You know those book groups where no one actually does the reading but everyone has a great time snacking and talking? Our monthly Silent Writing Hour is totally not that!!
Have a cup of tea and work on your novel, poetry, a letter you'll never send, or your Substack--anything goes, except the chatting!
Julie will greet you on our lovely porch 15 minutes before writing time for chitchat and encouragement should you wish to come a bit early. We will have tea and snacks on hand and look forward to an hour of shared company and nonverbal support.
Second Sunday of the month. (No meeting in December because of the Street Fair.)
Why Choose: A Romance Book Club
Explore the world of romance novels trope by trope with Why Choose: A Romance Book Club. Each month, we gather to discuss a romance trope or theme and share examples and recommendations of their being done well and done badly. Come ready to gesture and exclaim about your favorite romances and leave drowning in an overflowing TBR. While book recommendations are offered for every meeting, reading them is not required to attend. This event is full. While this group is currently at capacity, sometimes spaces do open up. If you’re interested in participating, please let us know!
Why Choose: A (Pop-Up) Romance Bookstore
It's our grand opening! Come find your next favorite romance read with Why Choose, dedicated to uplifting historically and systemically excluded and marginalized voices. Used and new books by authors from numerous underrepresented cultural, social, and gender identities will be available to purchase, and you can share some time with your fellow booklovers!
Letter Social with the Arizona Correspondence Society
At a Letter Social, we slow things down. You’ll sit, write real letters by hand, and connect—quietly or conversationally—with others who enjoy putting pen to paper. Write to a friend, a family member, a future version of yourself, or someone you’ve been meaning to reach out to for years.✍️ No supplies? No problem. Paper, envelopes, pens, and prompts will be available for anyone who needs them. Bring your favorite tools if you have them, or just bring yourself. All experience levels welcome. Come for the writing, stay for the community. Reserve a spot.
Arizona Correspondence Society (ACS) is a Tucson-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the art of letter writing. Through Letter Socials, workshops, and community collaborations, ACS creates space for slow communication, meaningful connection, and creative expression in an increasingly digital world. In partnership with Write on Fourth Writing Center, ACS hosts Letter Socials that bring people together to write by hand in a welcoming, supportive writing space.
Contact: arizonacorrespondencesociety@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arizonacorrespondencesociety/
Winter Reading Series: Joni Wallace, Literary Ekphrasis
Joni Wallace’s third full-length poetry collection is Landscape with Missing River (Barrow Street Press, 2023), recipient of the AZ-NM Book Award. Other honors include Four Way Books’ Levis Prize for her second collection, Blinking Ephemeral Valentine, and fellowships from the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Baltic Writing Residency. Work from her documentary poetry collection, Kingdom Come Radio Show, is anthologized in Privacy Policy, The Poetry of Surveillance (ed. Andrew Ridker) and has been featured by the Scottish Poetry Library and the Poetry Society of America. Joni’s poetry and hybrid works (sound, video) appear in such journals as Boston Review, Conduit, Connotations Press, Gulf Coast, Crazyhorse, West Branch Wired, The Volta, Interrupture, Laurel Review, The Drunken Boat, and Plume. She holds an MFA from the University of Montana and a JD from the University of New Mexico.
Winter Reading Series: Luellen Fletcher
Luellen Fletcher, author of the collection Right as Rain, grew up in rural Wisconsin and currently lives in Philadelphia, PA.
When friends in Tucson tried to tell her about the internet in the early 1990s, she laughed, “Information Superhighway? You’ve got to be kidding me.”
Soon after she wrote a collection of poems titled Robert Lowell Surfs the Net, inspired by a conversation with coworkers at Denver’s Tattered Cover Bookstore — where she worked in the computer books section.
Fletcher studied writing and literature at the University of Iowa, the University of Arizona, and Lincoln College, Oxford University.
In 1999, she travelled by train from Denver to Philadelphia with her family— and became an administrator in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania within a month of landing. She’s been there ever since.