Tucson Festival of Books

Rachel Harrison


Rachel Harrison is The New York Times bestselling author of "Play Nice," "So Thirsty," "Black Sheep," "Such Sharp Teeth," "Cackle," and "The Return," which was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Her short fiction has appeared in Guernica, Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading, as an Audible Original, and in her debut collection "Bad Dolls."

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Scheduled events:
Inherited Nightmares
Three compelling voices in horror explore how trauma echoes across generations and why the past never truly lets go. Join Rachel Harrison, Christina Henry, and L.L. Madrid as they explore the horror that lives in bloodlines, the legacies we can't escape, and the sacrifices demanded.

Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 14, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)

Panelists: Rachel Harrison, Christina Henry, L. L. Madrid
Moderator: Toby Wehner
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Judith Wood, Long Realty
Barely Surviving (and Loving It)
Join Sarah Gailey, Rachel Harrison and Catriona Ward as they explore what it really means to survive when the nightmares won't go away. They will discuss how they craft protagonists who face impossible horrors, the many faces of survival, and why making it through the turmoil is in itself a victory.

UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Sarah Gailey, Rachel Harrison, Catriona Ward
Moderator: Annie Boustead
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter, UA Campus Store
Confessions of a Writer
Join four extraordinary voices across fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction for an honest, hilarious and heartfelt conversation about the realities of the writing life. See how the joy of creating worlds, the struggle of revision hell, and those bizarre rituals somehow make the words flow.

UA Mall Tent (Seats 250)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Rachel Harrison, Alix Harrow, Moniquill Blackgoose, Nghi Vo
Moderator: John Muñoz
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pepper Viner Homes, Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence

Books:
Play Nice
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Penguin Group
September 2025
ISBN 9780593642573
336 pages
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Black Sheep
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Penguin Group
August 2024
ISBN 9780593545867
304 pages
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