Héctor Tobar and Lynn Wiese Sneyd talked about the 13th Annual Tucson Festival of Books. Last year’s festival was canceled due to the pandemic, but the festival has been reimagined virtually. Héctor Tobar discussed his latest novel “The Last Great Road Bum.” He will be in discussion with festival favorite Luis Alberto Urrea and moderator Ernesto Portillo, Jr. on Sunday, March 7 at 1 pm. Information on how you can sign up for sessions is at the bottom of this post.Hector Tobar – Copyright: Patrice NORMAND/Opale – Date: 20120706-Héctor Tobar is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and novelist. He is the author of the New York Times best-seller “Deep Down Dark,” as well as “The Barbarian Nurseries,” “Translation Nation” and “The Tattooed Soldier.” Tobar is also a contributing writer for the New York Times opinion pages and an associate professor at the University of California, Irvine. He has written for The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. His short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories, L.A. Noir, ZYZZYVA, and Slate. The son of Guatemalan immigrants, he is a native of Los Angeles, where he lives with his family. His new novel is “The Last Great Road Bum.”Lynn Wiese Sneyd is the literary consultant for the Tucson Festival of Books and the owner of LWS Literary Services, an agency focusing on editing and publicity for authors. She has written numerous books including the award-winning memoirs “The Horse Lover” and “Cowboy Up,” both co-authored with Alan Day. Last June, the writing team launched The Cowboy Up Podcast, which airs on Apple and Spotify. Recorded and produced by Amanda ShaugerPre-Register for your favorite festival sessions now!Festival Staff / February 26, 2021Festival events will be available to view on March 6 beginning at Not interested in watching a video? Here are step-by-step instructions:How to sign up for this weekend’s festival presentations and the Friday Night Event.There are two ways to watch Tucson Festival of Books author presentations this weekend. And a third way to watch Friday night’s pre-festival extravaganza.The festival is using a video tool similar to Facebook or Zoom. The video tool is called Crowdcast. Just like Zoom you use your email to sign up for Crowdcast. Unlike zoom, you will not end up on the screen as part of the presentation.The Friday Night Event sign-u...