Phoenix Public Library, Phoenix, AZ. -- July 13, 2009 -- Burton Barr Central Library will host a free reading with New York Times best-selling author J. A. Jance from noon - 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 in the Pulliam Auditorium, 1221 N. Central Ave.

Jance is the author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, three interrelated thrillers featuring the Walker family and a book of poetry. More than 10 million copies of her book are in print. A signing of her latest novel, "Fire and Ice," will follow the program.

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