Tucson Festival of Books

Ernest Scheyder



Martin Valdez

Ernest Scheyder is a senior correspondent for Reuters and the author of "The War Below," which was one of 10 books longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2024. The book was also longlisted for the Financial Times/Schroders Business Book of the Year and earned praise from The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and Science. Scheyder has covered the U.S. shale oil revolution, politics and the environment. He is a graduate of Columbia School of Journalism.

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Awards: 2024 National Book Award Longlist for Nonfiction

Communities: LGBTQ+


Scheduled events:
The Metals Powering Our World
Authors Beiser and Scheyder sit down with geologist Carmie Garzione to discuss the complexities and unintended consequences behind finding and mining the minerals we need as we transition to greener and cleaner energy.

Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Science / Medicine / Technology
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Science City (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Vince Beiser, Ernest Scheyder
Moderator: Carmala Garzione
National Book Awards: Realities of Writing
Join these 2024 National Book Award honorees to hear real-life inspirations behind their books, and how they polished ideas and fascinations into their final drafts. Moderated by Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation, this session is presented in partnership with the NBF.

Campus Store (Seats 250)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
National Book Awards
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Jason De León, Violet Duncan, Octavio Quintanilla, Ernest Scheyder
Moderator: Ruth Dickey

Books:
The War Below
Science / Medicine / Technology
Atria/One Signal Publishers
February 2025
ISBN 9781668011812
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The War Below
Science / Medicine / Technology
Atria/One Signal Publishers
February 2025
ISBN 9781668011812
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