One Book Yuma
The 2022 One Book Yuma selection is Falling: a novel by T.J. Newman, opens a new window. Make this a true community-wide reading event! Pick up your copy of Falling at your local library, opens a new window.
“You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane.
Enjoy the flight.”
Upcoming Events
Author T.J. Newman will visit Yuma Tuesday, February 22nd, to lead two community discussions:
Tuesday, February 22nd • 1:00-2:00 p.m., opens a new window
Main Library - 1st Floor Meeting Rooms
2951 S 21st Drive Yuma, AZ 85364
Tuesday, February 22nd • 6:30-7:30 p.m., opens a new window
AZ Western College - Theater Building
2020 S Ave 8 E, Yuma, AZ 85365
*Masks required in all campus facilities, opens a new window
THESE EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (928) 782-1871.
About the Author
Ms. Newman, a former bookseller turned flight attendant, worked for Virgin America and Alaska Airlines from 2011 to 2021. She wrote much of Falling on cross-country red-eye flights while her passengers were asleep. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Falling is her first novel.
Sponsors
One Book Yuma is brought to you by Arizona Western College/Northern Arizona University-Yuma Academic Library, opens a new window, Yuma County Library District, and the Friends of Yuma County Libraries, opens a new window, Inc.
