Mesa Book Festival: 2025 Vendor List

Arizona Authors Association's primary goal is to support and assist the literary community in creating and publishing its best body of work to reach the widest possible audience.

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Time travel to the greatest party since Camelot! Take a stroll through the colorful Village of Fairhaven where history comes alive with non-stop, day-long, immersive and interactive entertainments like no place else!  Shop an abundance of arts and crafts in the village open-air Artisan Market!

At Beyond Words Bookshop, we hold the belief that books possess the incredible ability to shape hearts and minds. With a commitment to positive values, we build a collection that weaves the fabric of strong character and celebrates the beauty of literature that uplifts and resonates with the human spirit.

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K. A. Bledsoe’s writing journey began at the age of six with a short story about kids growing up on a space station. Even through other jobs like scooping ice cream, shoe salesman, pharmacy tech, band director, and parenting, writing has been a constant.

Born, raised and still residing in Arizona, the author continues to pen stories in all genres despite the distraction of house cats underfoot and the occasional bobcat or roadrunner strolling through the backyard.

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Adventure Awaits Around Every Corner. Arizona's local author bookstore. Events, signings + used books, new games, and more!

Offering open card play & game demos play through the day.

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Based in Mesa, AZ and founded in 2006, Brick Cave Media publishes science fiction, fantasy and poetry books. Featured authors in the Brick Cave booth include Sharon Skinner, Bruce Davis, Marcus Campbell, Patrick Hare and additional titles by JJM Czep, JA Giunta, and others.

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Burdick Book Bus is a small nonprofit dedicated to giving free books to children in underserved communities. Our mission is to inspire a lifelong love of reading by making books accessible to every child. Through donations, events, and partnerships, we help kids discover the joy of stories and the power of imagination—one book, one child, and one community at a time.

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From her obscure beginnings as a doughnut peddler and obsessive doodler in northwestern Iowa, Annie moved to the big city in search of something called computer graphics. She now spends her days painting colorful creatures and other oddities using a tablet and stylus. Although verified public sightings are rare, Annie is rumored to live with her partner and a clowder of cats in the suburbs of Phoenix Arizona.

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Tam Chronin is a figment of the imagination, which might be why she lives there often enough to find her main characters and convince them to share their stories. Before becoming an author, she slayed trolls for many years in the wilds of the internet. It was a relief to retire from such harrowing adventures, but for a coin and a stiff drink she might recount them over a campfire. She lives in Phoenix, AZ, with her family and pets, including a vicious attack tortoise who guards the back yard.

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Pam Eaton lives in the deserts of Arizona, but she’ll always consider herself a New Englander at heart. She graduated from Arizona State University with degrees involving education and history. While she loves history, it’ll always take a backseat to the fictional world she stumbled into as a young girl. She lives with her husband, three kids, and two crazy but lovable labs. It’s a chaotic life, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. Especially since they let her read an insane amount of books

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Mimi Francis is a sassy and confident romance writer known for her steamy tales of passion that leave readers breathless. Her creative writing style is filled with vivid imagery and bold characters that make her stories come alive. Born and raised in Montana, Mimi has always had a passion for writing and storytelling. Mimi's love for writing began when she was a teenager and she honed her craft by penning countless short stories and journaling. As an adult, she turned to fan fiction...

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GBS Books (Gardner’s Book Service), a family owned business since 1983, is dedicated to meeting the needs of schools and educators. We consistently provide a great selection of books and materials at quantity discount prices and deliver them with superior customer service.

Howard lives in Arizona, though he hails from New York City. A Graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey, he moved to Phoenix in 1981 to become a financial advisor. He enjoys volunteering in the community, traveling with his wife, Lisa, and watching his two grandchildren.

I have been a social studies teacher, principal, and founding owner of the Grand Canyon College Preparatory Academy in Tempe, Arizona. I grew up reading and watching science and historical fiction. I am also a big baseball fan.

This is the first book for T.L. Seay, a business owner and podcaster, and Bro/DC, a proud public school fifth grader pursuing his third degree blackbelt in Taekwondo.

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Holly Chaffle is Arizona's chaffle maker! Chaffles are cheese-based waffles, popular among keto and low-carb diners, including those who need to avoid gluten and sugar. Made with premium ingredients and no added sugar, they are gluten-free, very low carb, and a versatile substitute for bread, buns, and pastries. Available in both sweet and savory varieties.

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Miles Hooper is an independent author from Phoenix, Arizona. He has lived in the state for over 25 years and makes it a point to use Arizona as a location for his stories. He currently resides just outside of Redburke, Arizona. Miles is a genre writer, greatly inspired by the pulp novel era. Film is an essential part of his life. His favorite movie genres are film noir and horror. His books include links to music playlists that accompany each story.

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