Tucson Festival of Books

Kate Conger

Kate Conger is a technology reporter for the New York Times. She writes about X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, and its owner, Elon Musk. In more than a decade of covering the tech industry, she has written about the underground world of hackers, the use of artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons and labor uprisings in the gig economy. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She and Ryan Mac are co-authors of "Character Limit," about Elon Musk and Twitter.

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Communities: LGBTQ+

Scheduled events:

Billionaires Run Wild

They control our internet, our land, even our doctors' offices. America's billionaires have taken over in the 21st Century. In this session, authors Amy Gamerman, Kate Conger and Catherine Bracy will name names and discuss how billionaires now influence the country.

Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337)

Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)

Panelists: Catherine Bracy, Kate Conger, Amy Gamerman
Moderator: Tim Steller

How the Internet Turned Darker

The idealistic internet of 20 years ago has taken a turn to the dystopian. Kate Conger and Ryan Mac reveal how billionaire Elon Musk took over one of the key platforms and yanked it right. Elle Reeve reports how the darkest plotlines of the internet sometimes spill out into the real world.

Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)

Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)

Panelists: Kate Conger, Ryan Mac, Elle Reeve
Moderator: Dylan Smith

Book:

Character Limit

How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Penguin Group
September 2024
ISBN 9780593656136
480 pages