Tucson Festival of Books

Wit and Wonder


The familiar becomes strange ... the ordinary reveals a hidden depth ...reality itself is slightly off-kilter. These three authors masterfully use surrealism and dark humor to defamiliarize everyday life, inviting readers into worlds that feel both recognizable and profoundly unsettling.


Panelists
Lydia Millet

A National Book Award finalist with "A Children's Bible" in 2020, Lydia Millet is making her ninth appearance at the book festival. Featured will be "Atavists," a collection of stories that was released last spring....

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Ed Park

Ed Park is the author of "Personal Days" and "Same Bed Different Dreams," a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book, "An Oral History of Atlantis," is a story collection....

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Joshua Wheeler

Joshua Wheeler is the author of the essay collection "Acid West," which was named a best book of 2018 by Newsweek, The Paris Review, and O, The Oprah Magazine. He’s written for The New York Times, Alta, and Harper’s Magazine....

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Books:
Atavists
Stories
Lydia Millet
Fiction / Literature
W. W. Norton, Incorporated
March 2026
ISBN 9781324123552
240 pages
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An Oral History of Atlantis
Stories
Ed Park
Fiction / Literature
Random House
July 2025
ISBN 9780812998993
224 pages
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The High Heaven
A Novel
Joshua Wheeler
Fiction / Literature
Graywolf Press
October 2025
ISBN 9781644453575
304 pages
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