The TusCon Science Fiction Convention was begun in Tucson in 1974, long before the internet made communication between fans of fantastic fiction possible.
courtesy TusCon 47
November 5, 2020
Featured on the November 5th, 2020 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- TusCon is Tucson's original science fiction, fantasy & horror convention. This year, they are going virtual, with a full day of activities happening on November 14th, 2020. Mark talks to TusCon 47 author guest of honor Jennifer Ashley, who also writes best selling fantasy, romance and mystery novels using the pen names Ashley Gardner and Allyson James. Ashley shares some of the secrets of her prolific success, and explains some of the parameters she uses when writing in the paranormal romance genre of fantastic fiction.
VIEW LARGER Jennifer Ashley, known for her paranormal romance series "Shifters Unbound", will be the author guest of honor in TusCon's 2020 virtual science fiction & fantasy convention.
- Literacy Connects presents a radio edition of “Stories That Soar!”. It's a Tucson non-profit that empowers students of all ages by bringing the stories they write to life, using the talents of professional actors and musicians. Listen to a tale of loneliness called The Monster Who Wanted to Play, written by Jan, a 2nd grader from Los Niños Elementary in the Sunnyside School District.
When performed on stage, an actor from the "Stories That Soar!" company wore this costume while doing a short story about loneliness, "The Monster Who Wanted to Play".courtesy Literacy Connects
- And, Benjamin Lorr is a writer who likes to understand what makes things tick. Five years before grocery store employees were classified as “essential workers”, Lorr was researching the inner workings of our country's most complex supply chain for his book The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket. The result is an eye-opening expose that follows the evolution of food shopping, from the creation of the first “supermarket”, to explaining how Trader Joe's re-invented the industry, with many fascinating stories along the way.
VIEW LARGER Benjamin Lorr's "The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket" was published in September, 2020 by Avery Books.
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