Tucson Festival of Books

Jennifer A. Nielsen (she/her/hers)


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Jennifer A. Nielsen is the #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of the "Ascendance" Series, "The Traitor's Game," the "Mark of the Thief" trilogy, the standalone fantasy "The Scourge" and the critically-acclaimed historical thrillers "A Night Divided," "Resistance," "Words on Fire," "Rescue," "Lines of Courage," "Iceberg" and "Uprising," which releases March 5th, 2024. Jennifer collects old books, loves good theater and thinks that a quiet afternoon in the mountains makes for a nearly perfect moment. She lives in northern Utah with her family.

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Awards: Edgar Award Nominee, Sydney Taylor Honor Award,


Scheduled events:
Middle Grade Carousel: Action and Adventure
Meet a bunch of authors in 60 minutes as they share their new books filled with action and adventure. Each author will be seated at a table to talk with a small group about their newest book. Every eight minutes the authors will rotate to a new table in our version of author speed-dating.

Education Kiva 211 (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 9, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Kenny Curtis, Sayantani DasGupta, P. Djèlí Clark, Jillian Hughes, Rajani LaRocca, Lisa McMann, Matt McMann, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Misa Sugiura, Judd Winick
Moderators: Magdalena Castillo-Cockrum, Caryl Crowell
Finding Inspiration to Write
Jennifer Nielson is well-known for her bestselling fantasies such as "The False Prince," "The Traitor's Game," and "Mark of the Thief" as well as her recent critically acclaimed historical thrillers, including "Iceberg" and "Uprising." She will share her journey from fantasy to historical fiction and how she finds inspiration to write.

Education Room 351 (Seats 46, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 10, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Moderator: Jennifer J Stewart
Bold Hearts: Tales of Courage and Resistance
When facing difficult situations, children need courage and a bold heart to engage in resistance to create change. Sayantani DasGupta's Secrets of the Sky series is set in a fantasy world dealing with climate change, while Dan Gemeinhart's "The Midnight Children" is a realistic fiction novel that involves a mystery of six runaway children, and Jennifer Nielson focuses on Polish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust in "Uprising."

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 10, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Sayantani DasGupta, Dan Gemeinhart, Jennifer A. Nielsen
Moderator: Jeanne Gilliam Fain

Books:
Uprising
Children
SCHOLASTIC
March 2024
ISBN 9781338795080
384 pages
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Iceberg
Children
Scholastic, Incorporated
January 2023
ISBN 9781338795028
352 pages
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