Headlining the North Mountain Visitor Center Author’s Day event is award-winning writer Roger Naylor, who brings the Route 66 history and cultural significance to life with his latest book, “Arizona Route 66 Road Trip” (cover graphic courtesy of the author).
Residents are invited to join the North Mountain Visitor Center for a celebration of all things literary at the Author’s Day event, taking place on Saturday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
If you have a pile of books on your nightstand, your idea of a perfect night is getting lost in a good story or your TBR list is ever expanding…this may be the event for you. Attendees can support Arizona authors while enjoying book talks, author readings and book signings, and perhaps discover new favorite voices and take home a book to remember the day.
Headlining the event is award-winning author and travel writer Roger Naylor, who brings the Route 66 history and cultural significance to life with his latest book, “Arizona Route 66 Road Trip.” Other featured authors include Bonnie Apperson, Sophie Bernbaum, Ron Dugan, Kristen Gilger, Michael Hale, Linda Henley-Smith, Jean Klein, Barbara McCarthy, Patrick McMullen, Kathy Peach, Barbara Renner, Jane Ruby, Sandra Rose Simmons and Joyce Story. Representatives from the Acacia branch of the Phoenix Public Library also will be present.
This is a family friendly event and will feature several children’s book authors and children’s story times throughout the day. There will also be a silent auction with fun book baskets and a chance to bid on three roundtrip Southwest Airlines tickets.
Funds raised at this event directly support Save Our Mountains Foundation, a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to acquire and preserve land to assist in the expansion of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve. The organization supports the Phoenix Mountains Preserve with education, conservation and research as well as maintain operations at the North Mountain Visitor Center, the Exhibit Hall of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve, in collaboration with the City of Phoenix.
By attending, guests are not only supporting local authors, but also investing in conservation, education, and the continued care of the North Mountain Visitor Center, located at 12950 N. 7th St. For additional information, visit www.northmountainvisitorcenter.org or https://saveourmountains.org.
