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Kyle Paoletta
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Author of AMERICAN OASIS: FINDING THE FUTURE IN THE CITIES OF THE SOUTHWEST, out January 14, 2025 from Pantheon.

Bylines in Harper's, CJR, The Nation, The Baffler, The New Republic, etc.

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On my way to San Antonio for the book festival tomorrow! Catch me in the Hawk Holt Family Auditorium at 10:30 am, where I’ll be in conversation with Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies.

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April 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Good morning Tucson! Stoked for the book festival on campus today, here’s when you can catch me:
March 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Rhode Island! I'll be at @symposiumbooks.bsky.social with @drewpendergrass.bsky.social this Friday, February 14th at 6pm. What better way to spend your Valentine's Day than at a delightful bookstore in downtown Providence?

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February 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Really glad I got these babies when they were 25% off — should’ve stoked up.
A hand holding two avocados from Mexico
February 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Today on @literaryhub.bsky.social, my passage in AMERICAN OASIS about Ofelia Zepeda's legacy of preserving and teaching the O'odham language in Tucson and southern Arizona

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January 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Last but not least, I'm heading to Austin on Tuesday, 1/28, for an event at First Light Books with @rachelmonroe.bsky.social at 7pm

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January 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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On Friday, 1/24, it's up to Collected Works in Santa Fe for a conversation with Sara Dant at 6pm

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January 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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On Tuesday, 1/21, I'll be at the Changing Hands location in Phoenix with @wyattmyskow.bsky.social at 6:30pm

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January 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Then we're off to Arizona! On Monday, 1/20, I'll be at the @poisonedpen.bsky.social in Scottsdale with
@mathitak.bsky.social at 7pm

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January 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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On Thursday, 1/16, I'll be at @belmontbooks.bsky.social with
Emily Foxhall at 7pm

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January 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Book tour starts tonight! First up is
@harvardbookstore.bsky.social with @juliasklar.bsky.social at 7pm. This one is co-sponsored by the folks at @longnowboston.org

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January 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Day 20/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: FINDING THE FUTURE IN THE CITIES OD THE SOUTHWEST today (!!!)

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A copy of the poetry collection MARTÍN & MEDITATIONS ON THE SOUTH VALLEY by Jimmy Santiago Baca
January 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Day 19/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: FINDING THE FUTURE IN THE CITIES OD THE SOUTHWEST tomorrow

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A paperback copy of BORDERLANDS/LA FRONTERA by theorist Gloria Anzaldúa
January 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Day 18/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: FINDING THE FUTURE IN THE CITIES OD THE SOUTHWEST on Tuesday

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A paperback copy of POWER LINES: PHOENIX AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN SOUTHWEST by historian Andrew Needham
January 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Day 17/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: FINDING THE FUTURE IN THE CITIES OD THE SOUTHWEST on Tuesday

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The cover of AIR GUITAR: ESSAYS ON ART & DEMOCRACY a collection by the critic Dave Hickey
January 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Day 16/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: FINDING THE FUTURE IN THE CITIES OD THE SOUTHWEST on Tuesday

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The cover of EL NORTE: THE EPIC AND FORGOTTEN STORY OF HISPANIC NORTH AMERICA by historian Carrie Gibson
January 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Day 15/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest

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The cover of historian Erna Fergusson’s book ALBUQUERQUE.
January 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Day 14/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest

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The essay collection BLUE DESERT by Charles Bowden
January 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Day 13/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest (one week to go!!)

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The cover of STORMING CAESARS PALACE: HOW BLACK MOTHERS FOUGHT THEIR OWN WAR ON POVERTY by historian Annelise Orleck
January 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Day 12/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest

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The book BORDER LAND, BORDWR WATER: A HISTORY OF THE US-MEXICO DIVIDE by scholar C.J. Alvarez
January 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Day 11/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest

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The monograph POWERHOUSE: THE LIFE AND WORK OF JUDITH CHAFEE by architects Christopher Domin and Kathryn McGuire
January 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Day 10/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest

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A copy of the Las Vegas lounge singer Sue Kim’s authorized biography, by Sarah Gerdes
January 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Day 9/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest

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A copy of LA CALLE: SPATIAL CONFLICTS AND URBAN RENEWAL IN A SOUTHWESTERN CITY by scholar Lydia R. Otero
January 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Day 8/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest

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The tattered cover of THE GREEN FELT JUNGLE: THE TRUTH ABOUT LAS VEGAS, WHERE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROLS GAMBLING — AND EVERYTHING ELSE by journalists Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris
January 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Day 7/20 #BookChallenge countdown to the release of AMERICAN OASIS: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest

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A copy of DESERT AMERICA: BOOM AND BUST IN THE NEW OLD WEST by Rubén Martínez
January 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM