Tucson Festival of Books

Leigh Ann Henion


Leigh Ann Henion is the New York Times bestselling author of "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms," "Moon Gardens" and "Other Marvels of the Dark and Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural World." Her writing has appeared in Smithsonian, The Washington Post, Garden & Gun, Men’s Journal, Backpacker and a variety of other publications.

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Scheduled events:
Wonders in the Night
Join authors Cokinos and Henion as they sit down with evolutionary biologist John Wiens and discuss the wonders around us that come out at night, from the smallest lightning bug to earth's companion moon.

Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Science City (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Christopher Cokinos, Leigh Ann Henion
Moderator: John Wiens
The Future of Science Literacy
Authors Leigh Ann Henion and Lynne Peeples sit down with moderator/historian Nicholas Nicastro to discuss their experiences as established science writers and where science literacy and education is headed in the twenty-first century.

Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Science / Medicine / Technology
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Leigh Ann Henion, Lynne Peeples
Moderator: Nicholas Nicastro
Our Living Planet
All life on the planet earth, from the largest mammals to the smallest microorganisms, and the plants which sustain it all, is intricately connected. Join acclaimed science writers for a discussion of our living planet and what we can learn about our earth when we understand how it is all connected.

WNPA Stage (Seats 146)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Nature / Environment
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - National Parks (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Leigh Ann Henion, Ferris Jabr, Zoe Schlanger
Moderator: Carol Schwalbe

Books:
Night Magic
Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark
Nature / Environment
Algonquin Books
September 2024
ISBN 9781643753362
336 pages

Phenomenal
A Hesitant Adventurer's Search for Wonder in the Natural World
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Penguin Publishing Group
March 2016
ISBN 9780143108030
288 pages