Regional Reads Book Club
Regional Reads Book Club Events
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These events are Free.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 EPITAPH: A NOVEL OF THE O.K. CORRAL by Mary Doria Russell FICTION
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
13912 W. Camelback Road
Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral
This deeply researched historical novel provides a voice to the men and women whose lives were changed by those 30 seconds in Tombstone. Exploring the personal and political pressures leading up to the 1881 shootout, it dismantles the mythology surrounding Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday to uncover nuanced circumstances and complex individuals. The narrative is told through the perspective of a wide cast of characters, including Josie Marcus, Earp’s common law wife who helped craft his heroic legend after his death. It also examines the consequences of the gunfight and the aftermath of the feud.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 THE LINE BECOMES A RIVER, DISPATCHES FROM THE BORDER by Francisco Cantu NONFICTION
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
13912 W. Camelback Road
The Line Becomes a River, Dispatches From The Border
This memoir by a former U.S. Border Patrol agent who chronicles his four years (2008-2012) working in the Southwest borderlands, intersperses personal stories of working the border with the history of the border itself. Taking the job fresh out of college, Cantu portrays the emotional toll and personal conflict of policing, the dehumanization of migrants, and the brutality of the border line. Cantu’s book combines memoir with history, anthropology, sociology, and psychology to paint a full portrait of what the US-Mexico border means as place and concept. It also explores a personal perspective on a divisive issue.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 KISS HER GOODBYE by Lisa Gardner FICTION
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
13912 W. Camelback Road
Kiss Her Goodbye
Frankie Elkin, a specialist in finding missing people, searches for a recently arrived Afghan refugee who vanishes in Tucson. Sabera Ahmadi has been missing for three weeks, leaving behind her three-year-old daughter. With an unconcerned husband and indifferent police, the case becomes more complicated when a video surfaces of Sabera that appears to show her walking away from a double murder scene. In her investigation, Frankie must navigate the complexities of international trauma, the Afghan community, and a dangerous criminal. The novel also explores the immigrant experience, deep family secrets, and the lengths a person will go to protect a child.
