Tucson Festival of Books

Aaron Davis


Aaron Davis is an investigative reporter who has shared two Pulitzer Prizes. He was a lead writer and reporter on The Washington Post’s investigative series into the causes, costs, and aftermath of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and part of a team that won the Pulitzer for coverage of a U.S. Senate race. He and Carol Leonnig co-authored "Injustice," a study of the politicization of of the U.S. Justice Department. Davis teaches investigative journalism at Georgetown University. 

Awards: Pulitzer Prize


Scheduled events:
Extremism in a Post-Truth America
Extremism has saturated every corner of the nation. How did we get here, and why is it so difficult to fight these increasingly violent groups? Learn about the everyday heroes who are infiltrating these movements and exposing their plans while risking their own safety.

Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Aaron Davis, Eric Lichtblau, Chris Mathias
Moderator: David Sadker
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Sara Cohen, The Neymeyer Family, KI Wildman, Wendy Huempfner MD
Investigative Reporting
A free and adversarial press is essential to a fully functioning democracy, holding those in power to accountability and educating the public. Meet three authors on the front lines of investigative reporting, covering difficult subjects and risking their safety to bring us the truth.

Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Aaron Davis, Jacob Soboroff, Miranda Spivack
Moderator: Dan Balz
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Beach Fleischman, Sandra Borg and Michael Doubleday
Injustice for All?
Explore the structures of our legal system at every level. What happens when prosecutors lose discretion and credibility and the courts abdicate their role in preserving the rule of law? Can we demand better?

Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Aaron Davis, Lisa Graves, Carol Leonnig
Moderator: Rachel Vindman
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Hudson Group, Marshall Foundation, Alan and Sharon Levin, Bill and Cindy Rainey

Book:
Injustice
How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Penguin Group
November 2025
ISBN 9780593831373
496 pages
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