Tucson Festival of Books | Jack Fairweather

Jack Fairweather

Barney Jones

Jack Fairweather is the author of the Costa Book Award-winner "The Volunteer," an international bestseller that’s been hailed as a modern classic and compared to Schindler’s List. He served as a correspondent for The Washington Post and The Daily Telegraph, where he was the paper’s Baghdad and Persian Gulf bureau chief. His new book is “The Prosecutor,” the true story of a Jewish lawyer who returned to post-WWII Germany to prosecute war crimes.

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Unsung Heroes

Bestselling authors Jack Fairweather and Lisa Rogak discuss the unsung heroes of their new books. The authors will discuss how they uncovered the true stories of people whose unwavering determination and willingness to risk everything helped triumph over the forces of fascism during and after World War II.

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)

Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)

Panelists: Jack Fairweather, Lisa Rogak
Moderator: James Reel

Searching for the Truth

A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can put on its shoes, but these three authors come to the festival with shoes on and laces firmly tied. Each has a true story about lies and liars ... disinformation, misinformation, and the heroes who had the courage to push back.

Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337)

Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)

Panelists: Renée DiResta, Jack Fairweather, Clay Risen
Moderator: David Bodney

Books:

The Prosecutor

The True Story of One Lawyer's Postwar Quest to Bring Nazis to Justice
History / Biography
Crown
February 2025
ISBN 9780593238943
432 pages

The Volunteer

The True Story of the Resistance Hero Who Infiltrated Auschwitz
History / Biography
HarperCollins Publishers
June 2020
ISBN 9780062561534
528 pages