Local authors will share stories and sign books during the annual Authors Day, set for 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the North Mountain Visitor Center, 12950 North 7th St.

This is a free event; however, the books must be purchased in the center’s Gift Shoppe.

Participating authors include Phoebe Fox, “Starry’s Haircut” and “UP, UP, UP”; Reba Wells Grandrud, “Sunnyslope (Images of America)” and “Addie Slaughter: The Girl Who Met Geronimo”; Kathy Peach, “The Tiniest Tumbleweed”; Charlene Profiri, “Counting Little Geckos” and “Guess Who’s in the Desert”; Barbara Renner, “Quincy the Quail Leads His Family on an Adventure” and her brand-new book, “Quincy the Quail Saves a Life”; Joyce Story, “Tales of the Sonoran Desert”; and Ted Tenny, “Footloose from Phoenix: Some Pretty Amazing Hikes” and “Goldfield Mountain Hikes.”

At noon travel writer Roger Naylor will give a presentation about his new book, “The Amazing Kolb Brothers of the Grand Canyon.”

Admission is free; donations gratefully accepted. For more information, visit http://northmountainvisitorcenter.org.