Tucson Festival of Books

Scott Reintgen


Scott Reintgen is a former public school teacher from North Carolina. When he’s not writing, he uses his imagination to entertain his wife, Katie, and their three children. Scott is the New York Times bestselling author of "A Door in the Dark," the Nyxia trilogy, the Dragonships series, and the Celia Cleary series. His new books are "A Burning in the Bones" and "The Last Dragon on Mars."

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Scheduled events:
The Spell of Dragons: Fire and Flight
Fall under the spell of dragons with three bestselling authors whose dragons are symbols of power, wisdom and magic as they solve mysteries. From the popular "Wings of Fire" series to "The Last Dragon on Mars" and "The Story of Gumluck and the Dragon's Eggs," take flight with these magical dragons

Education 211 (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Scott Reintgen, Adam Rex, Tui T. Sutherland
Moderator: Lisa Morris-Wilkey
Blueprints: Magic Systems in Worldbuilding
Three bestselling fantasy authors build intricate magic systems to make their intricate worlds come alive, ranging from a medical magic system to a school of magic to passages connecting multiple worlds.

YA Author Stage (Seats 84)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Vanessa Le, Scott Reintgen, Emily J. Taylor
Moderator: Hannah Gomez
Teen Worlds: YA Author Carousel
Meet a bunch of YA authors in 60 minutes and enter teen worlds of fantasy, mystery and complicated relationships. Each author will be seated at a table to talk with a small group about their newest book. Every eight minutes the authors will rotate to a new table in our version of author speed-dating.

Education 211 (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Teen
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Kendare Blake, Alexandra Bracken, Alexa Donne, Gayle Forman, Tiffany Jackson, Tricia Levenseller, Rex Ogle, Scott Reintgen, Emily J. Taylor
Moderators: Lauren Freedman, Holly Johnson

Books:
The Last Dragon on Mars
Teen
Simon and Schuster
October 2024
ISBN 9781665946513
384 pages

A Door in the Dark
Teen
Simon and Schuster
March 2024
ISBN 9781665918695
400 pages