Tucson Festival of Books

Lisa Belkin

Lisa Belkin is a former New York Times reporter who now teaches at the Columbia School of Journalism and authors narrative nonfiction. Her most recent book, "Genealogy of a Murder," explores the killing of a police officer in Connecticut in 1960. "Show Me a Hero" revealed the many challenges of building new public housing in existing neighborhoods. This is her first appearance at the Tucson Festival of Books.

Scheduled events:

The Path To and From Prison

In today's session, true crime authors Lisa Belkin and Barbara Bradley Hagerty will a discuss a case of a young cop's murder by a prisoner on parole... and another of a man falsely imprisoned for thirty years for murder.

Student Union Santa Rita (Seats 110)

Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
True Crime
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)

Panelists: Lisa Belkin, Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Moderator: Anne Segal

Murder in the Family

Can family drive you to kill? Three writers discuss how they threaded back together the stories of real-life crimes. The authors sifted through evidence and witness testimony to uncover the generational dynamics, social factors, and family systems that contributed to true stories of murder within families.

Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143, Wheelchair accessible)

Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
True Crime
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)

Panelists: Lisa Belkin, Lori Hellis, James Overmyer
Moderator: Sheryl Kornman

Books:

Genealogy of a Murder

Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night
True Crime
W. W. Norton, Incorporated
June 2024
ISBN 9781324076124
432 pages

Show Me A Hero

Little, Brown
April 2000
ISBN 9780316088640
352 pages