Tucson Festival of Books

Tiffany D. Jackson


Tiffany D. Jackson is the NYT Bestselling, award-winning author of YA novels, including "The Weight of Blood," "Marvel's Storm: Dawn of a Goddess," "Monday’s Not Coming," "Allegedly," "Grown," and "White Smoke," and co-author of "Blackout" and "Whiteout." A Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award-winner and the NAACP Image Award-nominee, she has over a decade in TV/Film experience. The Brooklyn native splits her time between the borough she loves and the south, most likely multitasking. 

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Scheduled events:
A World on the Edge: Fate or Choice?
Three bestselling authors create epic fantasy worlds that immerse female warriors in a fight to save their world, making their own choices instead of simply fulfilling fate. The panel focuses on Victoria Aveyard's Realm Breaker trilogy, Kendare Blake's Heromaker duology, and Tiffany Jackson's origin story for Storm from Marvel's X-Men.

YA Author Stage (Seats 84)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Victoria Aveyard, Kendare Blake, Tiffany Jackson
Moderator: Charlene Mendoza
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Altrusa International of Tucson, Inc., Friends of Western Art, Pima Foundation, HarperCollins Children's Books
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 Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 10:55 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
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Stocker Foundation, Charlie and Janet Lynn
Epic Quests through Mysterious Worlds
Three bestselling authors create epic quests of good vs. evil in mysterious worlds based in cultural mythologies, folklore, and the Marvel Universe. Their epic adventures involve superheroes, phantom trains, and schools for fairy tale characters.

Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Soman Chainani, Tiffany Jackson, Kwame Mbalia
Moderator: Lisa Morris-Wilkey
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Stocker Foundation, Sally Garnaat
Horror Thrillers: Fear Meets Mystery
Prepare for the thrill of the unknown as mystery combines with horror. You do not want to sleep through this session! Join three bestselling authors of horror thrillers who will take you to the bitter end with slashers and the weight of blood.

YA Author Stage (Seats 84)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Alexa Donne, Tiffany Jackson, Justine Pucella Winans
Moderator: Amanda Becker
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Altrusa International of Tucson, Inc., Friends of Western Art, Pima Foundation

Books:
The Weight of Blood
Teen
HarperCollins Publishers
September 2023
ISBN 9780063029156
432 pages

Storm: Dawn of a Goddess
Marvel
Teen
Random House Children's Books
June 2024
ISBN 9780593308851
304 pages