Newsworthy
Why Choose was in the newspaper!
Did you see the Bookmarks feature in the Arizona Daily Star this past Sunday? It was a pretty nice article!
If you still need to read it, you can check it out on the Star’s website! I think you can read it for free, but if you don’t subscribe you can read it through the public library. (And if you don’t have a subscription or a library card…well. That’s on you.)
And thanks to that, we also got a shoutout in Shelf Awareness, but I don’t remember how to retrieve the links to that one 🥸
Logistics
See you on Sunday!
Our next pop-up approaches! Play Ball! A Sports Romance Pop-Up is this Sunday, March 29 from 2-4pm at 402 E 4th Street (entrance is on 4th Avenue Side). We’ll have lots of fun stuff, including new and used books, bookmarks, stickers, Why Choose merch, and other things. And of course, if you bring in your BINGO card with a clear BINGO, you get a prize! (While supplies last.)
The 4th & 4th Foundation is at the top of the business district, but it’s still a busy day on the Avenue. There isn’t a dedicated lot, but there are plenty of other places to park. Keep an eye out if you’re parking on side streets; some of them are 24-hour residential parking only. Street parking is free on Sundays, even at meters, but if you decide you’d rather not deal with it and want to park in a lot, make sure to read the signs—some places might be tow-happy!
If you’d like to come early and have lunch, there are plenty of spots in the Fourth Avenue area as well as Downtown or at Main Gate Square, which are both a quick streetcar ride away. There are lots of options, no matter what you might be in the mood for. Nathan’s just opened a couple doors down from 4th & 4th, and the 1989 Bakehouse took over the spot where Epic Cafe used to be, so you don’t even have to go very far.
Shop Shop Shop
What you can buy
You can find all the best things for sale:
Brand new sports romance—baseball, football, hockey, rowing, running, whatever you might be looking for, written by authors from underrepresented communities
Merch by local creators, including bookmarks, stickers, etc.
An extensive selection of used books
A selection of books by romance authors who attended the Tucson Festival of Books and books by Local authors
A dedicated Trans Rights Readathon table
Yes, there will be brand new copies of all the books in the Game Changers series
Come for the books, stay for the awesome playlist and personalized recs from Why Choose! (All you have to do is ask.)
See you there, friends!
TL; DR:
Play Ball! A Sports Romance Pop-Up
Sunday, March 29 2-4pm
4th & 4th Foundation (402 E 4th Street)
Make sure to bring your TFOB Romance BINGO sheet!