The owl made of random letters is the 12th in an exclusive series of icons for the Tucson Festival of Books by Arizona Daily Star illustrator Chiara Bautista. A group of owls is a parliament, coined by C.S. Lewis to describe a late-night meeting of owls in “The Chronicles of Narnia.” The owls met to discuss the state of affairs in the land, much like a book club.


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