Drawing from Memory: A Conversation with Alison Bechdel.

Featured on the January 28th, 2026 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

• Listen to Alison Bechdel, one of the leading graphic novelists of our time, about her ongoing growth as an artist and how her memory serves as her most reliable source for inspiration. In May Alison Bechdel is attending the Santa Fe International Literary Festival as an author and panelist.

• Comedian Paula Poundstone talks about her eleven cats, being part of NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!", doing crowd work across the country, and trying to save democracy one laugh at a time through her TikTok.

• And meet author, interviewer, publisher - and above all a lover of books - Zibby Owens. She talks with top literary talents from around the world on her daily podcast "Totally Booked with Zibby", and constantly surfs the changes in book & reading trends.

Webpage by Sarah Arellano.

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