Tucson Festival of Books

Betsy Lerner



Maryana Karayim

 Betsy Lerner is the author of the bestselling nobel, "Shred." She received an MFA in poetry from Columbia, where she was selected as one of PEN’s Emerging Writers. She also received the Tony Godwin Publishing Prize for Editors. After working as an editor for 15 years, she became an agent and is currently a partner with Dunow, Carlson and Lerner Literary Agency.

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Awards: Longlisted for Center for Fiction Debut Novel Award, Top 100 Books in the New York Times


Scheduled events:
The Power of Story Telling
Authors Kristen Miller, Daniel Lavery, and Betsy Lerner will explore how storytelling can and the power of imagination can transcend circumstances ... as complex as they may be.

Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Daniel Lavery, Betsy Lerner, Kirsten Miller
Moderator: Caitlin Schmidt
Workshop: How to Query Agents
Literary agent Betsy Lerner will offer nuts-and-bolts advice on how to query agents. How can you learn who they are? What should be in your letter? Let's ask.

Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Betsy Lerner
The Weight We Carry
Through suspenseful, poignant, and deeply human narratives, authors Betsy Lerner, Margarita Montimore, and Jamie Quatro explore the complexities of mental health, the challenges of self-acceptance, and the transformative power of connection.

Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Betsy Lerner, Margarita Montimore, Jamie Quatro
Moderator: Natalie Polston

Books:
Shred Sisters
A Novel
Fiction / Literature
Grove Press
October 2024
ISBN 9780802163707
272 pages

The Forest for the Trees
An Editor's Advice to Writers
Fiction / Literature
Riverhead Books
January 2015
ISBN 9781594484834
285 pages