Community Calendar

Established in 1997, the Northern Arizona Book Festival (NOAZBF) is a literary nonprofit based out of Kinłání (aka the bordertown of Flagstaff, Arizona). It coordinates readings, panels, workshops, contests, and more that reflect the literary interests and cultural issues that define life in the Colorado Plateau region of Northern Arizona. As part of its regular programming, the NOAZBF includes the Indigenous Writers’ Symposium, Young Readers’ Festival, and Flagstaff Off-the-Page (FLG OTP, new in Fall 2021). Throughout the year, the NOAZBF collaborates with and/or supports the Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase, the Northern Arizona University MFA Program, Cinder Skies Reading Series, Juniper House Reading Series, Flagstaff Poetry Slam, Northern Arizona University VisualDesignLab, the McCallister Program for Community, Culture and Environment, Red Ink.,Thin Air Magazine, Carbon Copy, Curios, Eggtooth Editions, Tolsun Books, Salina Bookshelf, Abalone Mountain Press, Outspokin’ and Bookish, Poetry Out Loud, Kin’Lani Bordertown Dormitory, the National Park Service, Northern Arizona Museum, and Bright Side Bookshop.

Join us for a lively discussion about The Life Impossible, the remarkable next novel from Matt Haig, the author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Midnight Library, with more than nine million copies sold worldwide. This is a novel about magical realism when Grace Winters, a 72-year-old widow who moves to Ibiza after inheriting a house from a missing friend. While investigating, she encounters a mysterious sea force, "La Presencia," which gives her supernatural abilities like telepathy, allowing her to heal her trauma and save the island from ecological destruction. The Senior Book Club meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Joe C. Montoya Community and Senior Center from 2:00pm -3:00pm.

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Jim Hinckley’s America is the culmination of a lifelong passion for road trips and the rich, colorful American story. Founded in 1990 with the encouragement of his wife Judy, Jim Hinckley turned his natural talent for storytelling into a mission: inspiring people to discover America by the open road. What began with feature articles for a wide range of publications—and a monthly column, The Independent Thinker, for Cars & Parts magazine—quickly became a platform for celebrating the unsung heroes of American history, from automotive innovators like Ralph Teetor to the everyday people who shaped the nation’s journey.

Over time, that passion expanded into books covering subjects as diverse as the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company, Route 66, Southwestern adventures, and the evolution of American car culture. Together, the books and articles formed the foundation of Jim Hinckley’s America, which has since grown into a multifaceted network including a popular website and blog, international presentations, a YouTube channel, an active social media presence, and Coffee With Jim, a weekly podcast designated an official Route 66 Centennial program. Along the way, Jim has shared the road with audiences around the world—from Route 66 festivals in Europe to book signings across the United States—and built lasting friendships along the journey. Jim Hinckley’s America is a shared adventure: smile-inducing, thought-provoking, and endlessly inspiring, all in service of sharing America’s story and showing people where to go.