Lydia Millet

A National Book Award finalist with "A Children's Bible" in 2020, Lydia Millet is making her ninth appearance at the festival. This time she will discuss "Atavists," a collection of stories that was released last spring. "She Loved It All," a memoir, was published in 2024. A Tucsonan since 1999,  Millet is a writer and editor at the Center of Biological Diversity.

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Awards: Guggenheim Fellow, PEN Literary Award, PEN-USA Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters short fiction award, Pulitzer Prize finalist, National Book Award finalist

Books:

Atavists

Stories
Fiction / Literature
W. W. Norton, Incorporated
April 2025
ISBN 9781324074410
240 pages

We Loved It All

A Memory of Life
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
W. W. Norton, Incorporated
January 2024
ISBN 9781324073659
254 pages