Tucson Festival of Books | Julia Phillips

Julia Phillips

Nina Subin

Julia Phillips is the bestselling author of the novels "Bear" and "Disappearing Earth," which was a finalist for the National Book Award and one of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year. A 2024 Guggenheim fellow, she lives with her family in Brooklyn.

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Awards: Guggenheim Fellow

Scheduled events:

Beyond Boundaries: Blending of Genres

Authors Mateo Askaripour, R.O. Kwon and Julia Phillips push the limits of storytelling by weaving suspense, speculative fiction, and mythology into rich narratives that defy traditional genre conventions and captivate readers.

Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)

Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)

Panelists: Mateo Askaripour, R.O. Kwon, Julia Phillips
Moderator: Emily Walsh

The Natural World, Solitude, and the Human Spirit

Join Samantha Harvey, Eowyn Ivey, and Julia Phillips as they explore the profound connections between wilderness and isolation, revealing how the natural world shapes identity, relationships, and the boundaries of survival.

Modern Languages Room 350 (Seats 318, Wheelchair accessible)

Sun, Mar 16, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)

Panelists: Samantha Harvey, Eowyn Ivey, Julia Phillips
Moderator: Emily Walsh

Books:

Bear

A Novel
Fiction / Literature
Random House Publishing Group
June 2024
ISBN 9780525520436
304 pages

Disappearing Earth

Fiction / Literature
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
April 2020
ISBN 9780525436225
272 pages