Join these 2025 National Book Award nonfiction honorees Caleb Gayle, Julia Ioffe and Claudia Rowe for for readings and a conversation about how a background in journalism informs their approach to storytelling. The moderated will be Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.

Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 14, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
National Book Awards
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Caleb Gayle, Julia Ioffe, Claudia Rowe
Moderator: Ruth Dickey
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Sara Cohen, The Neymeyer Family

For centuries, the bear has symbolized Russia--strong yet brutal and clumsy. Three authors, who have encountered that easily provoked and cruel beast either personally or through the lens of history, will detail the dangers and opportunities of dealing with Russia in the 21st century.

Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337)  
Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Julia Ioffe, Michael McFaul, Candace Rondeaux
Moderator: Thomas Volgy
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Beach Fleischman, Gerald and Barbara Goldberg