Tucson Festival of Books

Hey Swifties, Gilmore Girls & SNL Fans!


They are cultural icons from the 70’s, 90’s and today. What sets them apart as creators and performers? Hear from authors Ann Hood, Susan Morrison and Rob Sheffield.


Panelists
Ann Hood

A Rhode Island native, Ann Hood spent high school modeling for the Jordan Marsh department store. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island, she was a flight attendant for TWA. She wrote her first novel, "Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine," on international flights and on the subway out to JFK....

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Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison is the articles editor of The New Yorker. She is the former editor in chief of the New York Observer and an original editor of SPY magazine. She lives in New York City....

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Rob Sheffield

Rob Sheffield is a columnist for Rolling Stone, where he has been writing about music, TV, and pop culture since 1997. His new book "Heartbreak is the National Anthem," looks at Taylor Swift's influence on pop music....

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Books:
Life's Short, Talk Fast
Fifteen Writers on Why We Can't Stop Watching Gilmore Girls
Ann Hood
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
W. W. Norton
November 2024
ISBN 9781324079453
208 pages

Lorne
The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
Susan Morrison
History / Biography
Random House
February 2025
ISBN 9780812988871
640 pages
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Heartbreak Is the National Anthem
How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music
Rob Sheffield
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
HarperCollins Publishers
November 2024
ISBN 9780063351318
224 pages
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