Tucson Festival of Books

Reality Leigh Winner (she/her)



Christopher Lee

A brilliant linguist, devout patriot, voracious reader and fitness and yoga instructor from south Texas, Reality Winner was 25 and a U.S. Air Force veteran working at NSA when she leaked a classified document that indicated that Russia had interfered with the 2016 U.S. elections. She was sentenced to 5 years and three months in prison. Though released from prison, she is still fulfilling the terms of her sentence. Winner describes her experiences in her memoir "I am Not Your Enemy."

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Communities: LGBTQ+, Military Veteran


Scheduled events:
America 250: Past, Present and Future
How do the echoes of the “times that try men’s souls” in 1776 ring today? What can one whistleblower’s journey through justice tell us about the judicial branch? And will understanding the forces shaping election financing and the marketplace of ideas help us move closer to a more perfect union?

Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Edward Larson, Jacob Silverman, Reality Winner
Moderator: David Daley
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Beach Fleischman, Michael and Wendy Jacobson
I Will Survive!
Witness the remarkable stories of three women who survived war, abuse, terrorism and incarceration, each carving out her own powerful path to healing. Their journeys illustrate the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity to rebuild in the aftermath of profound adversity.

Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Mimi Nichter, Reality Winner, Atash Yaghmaian
Moderator: Heather Severson
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pima Foundation, Newt Williams and Connie Crow

Book:
I Am Not Your Enemy
A Memoir
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Spiegel & Grau LLC
September 2025
ISBN 9781954118843
336 pages
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