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Welcome to The Booktender. I’m Abra (pronounced like the vegetarian version of Abraham).

I recently said goodbye a 19-year career in higher education to become the Executive Director of the Tucson Festival of Books. Here’s how I got here.

I created The Booktender in January 2024, when I finally admitted to myself that I make a terrible book club member.…