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Featured on the July 18, 2024 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Tucson-based author Lydia Millet is known for writing more than a dozen critically-acclaimed novels, but her latest work We Loved it All is her first venture into non-fiction. Described as “A Memory of Life”, Mark talks with Millet about how she constructed such a wide-ranging exploration of science, history, animals, family, art, religion, and much more. Millet will be participating in an event called "Save Our Saguaros" Saturday August 3rd at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, that is located at 2021 N. Kinney Rd.
- Tony Paniagua interviews author, educator and storyteller Molly McCloy. Between her many local live appearances, and competing and winning at The Moth StorySLAMs, McCloy has established a unique style for telling sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, and always sincere stories from her eventful life.
- And, local music artist Gabrielle Pietrangelo celebrates what life in the desert is like as we collectively wait for the monsoon to save us from the heat. Her new song “Summer Losers” was awarded 1st prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. You can find much more of her music here.
Web page by Alecia Vasquez.
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