Tucson Festival of Books

Maureen Dowd


Maureen Dowd is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times and an author whose new book, "Notorious," will debut the week of the festival. It is a compilation of stories about celebrities she has known through the years, from Uma Thurman to Greta Gerwig ... Paul Newman to Elon Musk.

Dowd has never been far from the spotlight. She received her Pulitzer Prize for columns about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky in 1999. This is her second visit to the Tucson Festival of Books. 

Awards: Pulitzer Prize


Scheduled events:
Friends and Sponsors Only: Hot Off the Press
Sponsors and Friends of the Festival are invited to a books launch party with authors in attendance. Unfortunately, Richard Parker will no longer be able to participate in this event as originally planned.

Campus Store - Hot Off the Press (Seats 250, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Panelists: Catherine Bracy, TJ Alexander, Maureen Dowd, Jack Fairweather, Tess Gerritsen, J.A. Jance, Vanda Krefft, Vanessa Le, Megan Miranda, Susan Morrison, Clay Risen, Lisa Rogak, Lucinda Scala Quinn
Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous
In her 40 years as a reporter and columnist for The New York Times, Maureen Dowd has chronicled hundreds of well-known celebrities. Her new book is a fun, incisive collection of stories and tidbits about many. Oh, the stories she could (and does) tell!

Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Signing - Arizona Daily Star (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Maureen Dowd
Moderator: David Fitzsimmons
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Arizona Daily Star
Maureen Dowd: A Star Among Stars
Somewhere along the line covering well-known celebrities and politicians, Maureen Dowd became a star herself, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times. We learn more about them and her in Dowd's newly published book, "Notorious." This session is presented by TMC Health's Mimi Coomler, CEO of Tucson Medical Center.

Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area South Ballroom (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Maureen Dowd
Moderator: Paola Rodriguez-Alvarez
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of TMC Health, University of Arizona

Books:
Notorious
Hollywood, Fashion, and Culture Revealed Through Profiles of Our Most Infamous Celebrities
History / Biography
HarperCollins
March 2025
ISBN 9780063392229
512 pages

The Year of Voting Dangerously
The Derangement of American Politics
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Grand Central Publishing
September 2017
ISBN 9781455539253
528 pages