Acclaimed Literary Author, Playwright to Discuss Fiction Writing

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Author presentation, followed by Q&A and book signing

The Arizona Chapter of the Historical Novel Society hosts free public events for readers, writers, and authors. Like the founding international organization, we aim to open the door to historical fiction for anyone who loves exploring the past. Our four yearly events alternate between Phoenix and Tucson.

Victor Lodato is a playwright and the author of the novels Edgar and Lucy and Mathilda Savitch, winner of the PEN USA Award for Fiction. The recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and The National Endowment for the Arts, his stories and essays regularly appear in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Granta, and elsewhere. His novels and plays have been translated into eighteen languages. Born and raised in New Jersey, he now lives in Oregon and Arizona.

In his new novel, Honey, readers meet a woman as tenacious as Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge and as irresistible as Andrew Sean Greer’s Arthur Less: Honey Fasinga, the glamorous daughter of a notorious New Jersey mobster, who is returning home at last, ready to reckon with her violent past.

New York Times #1 bestselling author Wally Lamb says of Honey, "'Ilaria “Honey” Fasinga is free-spirited, fashion-conscious, vain, and wounded; through her story of returning to the hometown she fled as a teenager, Lodato deftly explores the toxicity of keeping family secrets, and the ways in which even an elegant, independent woman must negotiate the indignities and shrinking options of old age."

Complimentary light refreshments will be provided by HNS-AZ.

Lodato's novel will be available for purchase at the event through our partnership with .

Admission is free, though attendance is limited, and reservations are appreciated.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Historic "The Palmers" Building, minutes from UA campus, 544 S 5th Ave, Tucson, United States