Tucson Festival of Books

Olivia M Campbell (she/her)


Olivia Campbell is The New York Times bestselling author of "Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine" and "Sisters in Science: How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History." She holds a master’s degree in science writing from Johns Hopkins University and has written for National Geographic, Scientific American, and Smithsonian. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers.

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Scheduled events:
Adventures in Writing
Join three acclaimed authors as they reveal how to investigate hidden histories, chase scientific mysteries, and shape real events into vivid, page-turning narratives. Learn how rigorous research, storytelling craft, and curiosity fuel their adventurous nonfiction.

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: David Baron, Olivia Campbell, Nathalia Holt
Moderator: Mary Reynolds
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of University of Arizona Libraries, University of Arizona Press, Barbara and Kurt Reuter
Scientific Trailblazers
Join authors Olivia Campbell and Melody Glenn as they discuss the perseverance and courage to create change demonstrated by exceptional women in physics who defied the Nazis, and an extraordinary, practicing physician treating addiction.

Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Science / Medicine / Technology
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Science City (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Olivia Campbell, Melody Glenn
Moderator: L.M. Boyd
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of JoBob Hungate, Roche Tissue Diagnostics

Books:
Sisters in Science
How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History
Science / Medicine / Technology
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
February 2026
ISBN 9780778333395
352 pages
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Women in White Coats
How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
Science / Medicine / Technology
Park Row Books
March 2022
ISBN 9780778311980
368 pages
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