2007 ONEBOOKAZ EVENTS
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FEBRUARY 8, 2010 MONDAY 15:20
Winnie Ruth Judd Historic Tour

Begin at Grunow Clinic
926 E. McDowell Rd.
Phoenix, AZ, 85006

Jean Kilker, teacher-librarian at Maryvale High School, organized a private tour of historic Phoenix sites that were associated with Winnie Ruth Judd. Jana Bommersbach led the group of approximately 50 students and parents. A PowerPoint presentation of the tour is available at http://199.104.212.139/maryvale/onebookaztour.htm

Contact: Shayna Muckerheide | Phone: 602-926-3369 | E-mail: smuckerheide@lib.az.us

FEBRUARY 27, 2010 SATURDAY 09:00
ONEBOOKAZ Curricula Workshop

Carnegie Center
1101 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ, 85007

For Teachers and Librarians: Learn how to use the ONEBOOKs in programming and instruction at your library by attending this workshop! Renee Simms will present her Readers Guide for The Trunk Murderess. Ann Ewbank, the ASU Young Writers Program, and the Arizona Geographic Alliance will also present The Three Little Javelinas curricula they created for grades K-12.

Contact: Shayna Muckerheide | Phone: 602-926-3369 | E-mail: smuckerheide@lib.az.us

MARCH 14, 2010 SUNDAY 4:00 PM
Tucson Festival of Books

University of Arizona Koffler Building, Room 204

Tucson, AZ,

Winnie Ruth Judd, Trunk Murderess? OneBookAZ Author Tells All: Jana Bommersbach gives a solo presentation followed by a book-signing.

Contact: Danielle Short | Phone: (520) 626-5653 | E-mail: dshort@email.arizona.edu

MARCH 14, 2010 SUNDAY 1:00 PM
Tucson Festival of Books

University of Arizona Mall
1209 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ, 85721

Jana Bommersbach will be at the Arizona State Library booth #143 to sign books and greet visitors.

Contact: Shayna Muckerheide | Phone: 602-926-3369 | E-mail: smuckerheide@lib.az.us

MARCH 15, 2010 MONDAY 5:30 PM
Copper Queen Library Event

Copper Queen Library
6 Main St
Bisbee, AZ, 85603

Jana Bommersbach will do a presentation and book-signing.

Contact: Donna Austin or Peg White | Phone: (520) 432-4232 | E-mail: pwhite@bisbeepl.lib.az.us

MARCH 23, 2010 TUESDAY 2:00 PM
Yuma Main Library Event

Yuma County Library District, Main Branch
2951 S. 21st Dr
Yuma, AZ, 85364

Jana Bommersbach will do a presentation and book-signing. The Trunk Murderess will be available for purchase.

Contact: Iris Collard | Phone: (928) 782-1871 | E-mail:

MARCH 24, 2010 WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM
Yuma Foothills Library Event

Yuma County Library District, Foothills Branch
13226 E. South Frontage Rd
Yuma, AZ, 85367

Jana Bommersbach will do a presentation and book-signing.

Contact: Jeff Bowman | Phone: (928) 342-1640 | E-mail:

MARCH 24, 2010 WEDNESDAY 1:00 PM
Yuma Wellton Library Event

Yuma County Library District, Wellton Branch Library
28790 San Jose Ave
Yuma, AZ, 85356

Jana Bommersbach will do a presentation and book-signing.

Contact: Carol Finfrock | Phone: (928) 785-9575 | E-mail:

APRIL 6, 2010 TUESDAY 3:00 PM
Fountain Hills Branch Library Event

Maricopa County Library District, Fountain Hills Branch
12901 N. La Montana Dr
Fountain Hills, AZ, 85268

Jana Bommersbach will do a presentation and book-signing.

Contact: Laura Perry | Phone: (602) 652-3000 | E-mail:

APRIL 8, 2010 THURSDAY 09:00 AM
Basha Library Event

Chandler Public Library, Basha Branch
5990 S. Val Vista Rd
Chandler, AZ, 85249

Jana Bommersbach will do a presentation and book-signing.

Contact: Meredith Romito | Phone: (480) 782-2850 | E-mail:

APRIL 8, 2010 THURSDAY 1:00 PM
Bloody Murder or a Woman Framed?

Mesa Community College Library
1833 West Southern Avenue
Mesa, AZ, 85202

Discover the answer when Jana Bommersbach, author of The Trunk Murderess: Winne Ruth Judd, presents the story at MCC Library’s Southwest Reading Room, Southern & Dobson Campus. * Author presentation * Book raffle * Light refreshments. Ms. Bommersbach’s book will be available for purchase at the event.

Contact: Judy MacQueen | Phone: (480) 461-7677 | E-mail: macqueen@mesacc.edu

APRIL 9, 2010 FRIDAY 1:30 PM
Sun City Library Event

Sun City Library
16828 N. 99th Ave
Sun City, AZ, 85351

Jana Bommersbach will do a presentation and book-signing in the Program Room.

Contact: Jennie O'Leary | Phone: (602) 652-3000 | E-mail:

APRIL 12, 2010 MONDAY 7:00 PM
Poisoned Pen Bookstore Event

The Poisoned Pen Bookstore
4014 N Goldwater Blvd. Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ, 85251

Jana Bommersbach presents and signs The Trunk Murderess (Poisoned Pen, $16.95), an examination of the Winnie Ruth Judd murder case.

Contact: Lorri Amsden | Phone: (480) 947-2974 | E-mail: sales@poisonedpen.com

APRIL 13, 2010 TUESDAY 10:00 AM
Chandler Public Library, Downtown Event

Chandler Public Library, Downtown Library
22 S. Delaware
Chandler, AZ, 85244

Jana will read from her book The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd and sign the book, which will be available for purchase.

Contact: Downtown Reference Desk | Phone: (480) 782-2803 | E-mail:

APRIL 15, 2010 THURSDAY 11:00 AM
Read 'til You Bleed!

Coconino Community College
2800 S Lone Tree Road
Flagstaff, AZ, 86001

Read ‘til You Bleed! This spring’s book club reading selection is “The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd” by Jana Bommersbach part of the city and statewide partnership to promote reading and literacy through Arizona’s OneBook initiative. Steeped in Arizona history, legend and horror this story is a great read for the CCC community. Our Coconino Community College and Flagstaff community book club will launch April 2nd on Employee Development Day with book copies and information available. Join us for group discussion on Friday April 9th and then attend the author visit on the Lone Tree Campus Thursday April 15th from 11 am – 12:30 pm.

Contact: Deb Holbrook | Phone: (928) 226.4272 | E-mail: debbie.holbrook@coconino.edu

APRIL 16, 2010 FRIDAY 1:00 PM
Grand Canyon Library Event

Grand Canyon Community Library
208 Navajo St
Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023

Jana Bommersbach will do a presentation and a book-signing. Light refreshments will be provided.

Contact: Mindy Karlsberger | Phone: (928) 638-2718 | E-mail: gccl518@yahoo.com

APRIL 17, 2010 SATURDAY 12:30 PM
Northern Arizona Book Festival

Coconino Center for the Arts
2300 N. Fort Valley Rd.
Flagstaff, AZ,

Sponsored by One Book Arizona, their 2010 Award Winner, Jana Bommersbach (author of The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd) will read from her award winning work.

Contact: James Jay | Phone: | E-mail: nazbookfest@gmail.com

APRIL 17, 2010 SATURDAY 3:00 PM
Wine and Cheese Event

Well Red Coyote Bookstore
3190 West Highway 89A, Suite #400
Sedona, AZ, 86336

Jana Bommersbach will discuss and sign The Trunk Murderess.

Contact: Joe Neri | Phone: (928) 282-2284 | E-mail: wellredcoyote@gmail.com

APRIL 18, 2010 SUNDAY 1:00 PM
Nellie Bly Gallery Event

Nellie Bly Gallery
136 Main Street
Jerome, AZ, 86331

Jana Bommersbach, author of "The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd," will be available for a meet and greet and book-signing.

Contact: Nellie Bly Kaleidoscopes | Phone: 928-634-0255 | E-mail: mail@nbscopes.com

APRIL 20, 2010 TUESDAY 2:00 PM
Prescott Valley Public Library Event

Prescott Valley Public Library
7401 E. Civic Circle
Prescott Valley, AZ, 86314

Jana Bommersbach, author of "The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd," will be available for a presentation and book-signing.

Contact: Prescott Valley Public Library | Phone: (928) 759-3040 | E-mail: tjohnson@pvaz.net

APRIL 20, 2010 TUESDAY 7:00 PM
Prescott Public Library OneBookAZ Author Visit by Jana Bommersbach

Prescott Public Library
215 E. Goodwin St
Prescott, AZ, 86303

The Literary Event of the Season. The author of Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd will talk about her book and the murder that rocked Phoenix. Was Judd guilty?

Contact: Margaret Espinoza | Phone: (928) 777-1509 | E-mail: margaret.espinoza@prescott-az.gov

APRIL 21, 2010 WEDNESDAY 1:00 PM
Dewey-Humboldt Public Library Event

Dewey-Humboldt Public Library
2735 South Corral Street
Humboldt, AZ, 86329

Jana Bommersbach, author of “The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd,” will do a presentation and book-signing.

Contact: Dewey-Humboldt Public Library | Phone: (928) 632-5049 | E-mail: librarian@cableone.net

APRIL 21, 2010 WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM
Glendale Public Library - Foothills Branch Event

Foothills Branch Library
19055 N. 57th Ave
Glendale, AZ, 85308

Jana Bommersbach, author of this year's One Book AZ selection, THE TRUNK MURDERESS: WINNIE RUTH JUDD, will speak about researching and writing her true crime book about a fascinating Arizona murder case. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at this event. The event will take place in the Roadrunner Room of the Foothills Branch Library. For more information, call 623-930-3844.

Contact: Foothills Branch Library Reference Desk | Phone: 623-930-3831 | E-mail:

APRIL 22, 2010 THURSDAY 11:30 AM
Q&A with Jana Bommersbach, ONEBOOKAZ author

Virginia G. Piper Writers House (PWH), Arizona State University
P. O. Box 875002
Tempe, AZ, 85287

Celebrating ONEBOOKAZ 2010, which features "The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd" by Jana Bommersbach, ASU's Department of English and Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing sponsor this author event. Books will be available for purchase. Bommersbach is one of Arizona's most respected and acclaimed journalists. She has earned numerous national, state and regional awards, including the prestigious Don Bolles Award for investigative reporting for the newspaper series on Winnie Ruth Judd that led to this book. She lives in Phoenix. Brought to Arizona in 2002, and coordinated by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records (ASLAPR), a division of the Secretary of State, ONEBOOKAZ is an exciting program that brings communities together through literature. Beginning in 2007 and continuing through 2012, all ONEBOOKS center on Arizona topics and themes in anticipation of Arizona's statehood centennial. Free of charge and open to the public.

Contact: Kristen LaRue | Phone: (480) 965-6018 | E-mail: kristen.larue@asu.edu

APRIL 24, 2010 SATURDAY 10:00 AM
The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd Presentation

Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park
1300 N. College Ave.
Tempe, AZ, 85281

The Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail and Arizona Historical Society will host a book signing with coffee and tea open to the public as a free event.

Contact: Megan Gately | Phone: (480) 929-0292 | E-mail: mgately@azhs.gov

APRIL 24, 2010 SATURDAY 1:30 PM
Reading the Best: Arizona Celebrates Books and Writers

Carnegie Center
1101 W. Washington Ave.
Phoenix, AZ, 85007

Jana Bommersbach and Susan Lowell, authors chosen in the 2010 ONEBOOKAZ program, will each receive awards and give short presentations. This will also be combined with our Letters About LIterature Award Ceremony. There will be a book signing and dessert reception afterward.

Contact: Shayna Muckerheide | Phone: (602) 926-3369 | E-mail: smuckerheide@lib.az.us

APRIL 30, 2010 FRIDAY 12:00 PM
Casa Grande Public Library Event

Casa Grande Public Library
449 North Dry Lake
Casa Grande, AZ, 85222

Jana Bommersbach, author of ONEBOOKAZ winner "The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd" will be available for a presentation and book-signing.

Contact: Julie Yen | Phone: (520) 421-8710 | E-mail:

MAY 1, 2010 SATURDAY 10:00 AM
The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd

Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park
949 E. 2nd St
Tucson, AZ, 85719

One hot Phoenix night in 1931, Winnie Ruth Judd allegedly murdered her two girlfriends, stuffed them into a trunk, and took them by train to Los Angeles. Jana Bommersbach reinvestigates the twisted, bizarre murder case, uncovers evidence long hidden, and encourages Judd to break her life-long silence.

Contact: Emily Spargo-Guererro | Phone: (520) 617-1153 | E-mail: esg@azhs.gov

MAY 1, 2010 SATURDAY 2:00 PM
Maricopa Public Library

Maricopa Public Library
41600 West Smith-Enke Road
Maricopa, AZ, 85239

Jana Bommersbach, author of ONEBOOKAZ winner "The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd," will be available for a presentation and book-signing. Books will be available for purchase.

Contact: Maricopa Public Library Reference | Phone: (520) 568-2926 | E-mail:

MAY 15, 2010 SATURDAY
Author Jana Bommersbach visiting KABAM!

Metcalfe Park
315 W Beale at Grandview
Kingman, AZ, 86401

Author and journalist Jana Bommersbach will be visiting KABAM! as part of her ONEBOOKAZ tour. Jana's true-crime/mystery The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd is being featured in book discussions and activities held throughout the state of Arizona in 2009 and 2010. Our thanks go out to the Arizona State Library and the Arizona Humanities Council for making this possible.

Contact: KABAM! | Phone: 928-692-5790 | E-mail: info@kingmankabam.org