Richard Grant

Richard Grant is an author, magazine journalist and documentary film writer who comes to the festival with the Arizona-centric "A Race to the Bottom of Crazy."  An earlier book, "God's Middle Finger," was selected as a Southwest Book of the Year by the Pima County Public Library. 

Originally from London, he now a U.S. citizen. After living for several years in a remote farmhouse in the Mississippi Delta, Grant is now living with his wife and daughter in Tucson.

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Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan

Wild in the West

Learn how the West earned its reputation for breathtaking beauty and rugged individualism, and what it means for the future of its urban and natural landscapes.

Integrated Learning Center Room 150 (Seats 155, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Amy Gamerman, Richard Grant, Kyle Paoletta
Moderator: Mary Reynolds

Crazy Iconic

From the iconic Grand Canyon to the people and places that bring out Arizona's wild side, these authors share how they approach their subjects past and present.

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)  
Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Richard Grant, Kyle Paoletta, Yolonda Youngs
Moderator: Tom Zoellner

I’m Not Crazy, You’re Crazy

You can't spell crazy without the AZ, and author Richard Grant found both the sublime and ridiculous when researching his new book about State 48. Today he will share some of the reasons Arizona is such an interesting place to live.

Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250)  
Sun, Mar 16, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Signing area: Signing - Arizona Daily Star (following presentation)  

Panelist: Richard Grant
Moderator: Cathy Burch

Books:

A Race to the Bottom of Crazy

Dispatches from Arizona
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Simon & Schuster
September 2024
ISBN 9781668011027
320 pages

God's Middle Finger

Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Simon and Schuster
March 2008
ISBN 9781416534402
288 pages