Tucson Festival of Books

Can't We All Just Get Along?


If you’ve ever wondered how surfing can help you find common ground with people you disagree with, or how interpretations of Bible verses can do the same — or if you’ve ever felt like burning it all down — this panel is for you. Explore today’s partisan climate with a dose of humor.


Panelists
John Fugelsang

John Fugelsang has been murdered on CSI and picketed by the Westboro Baptist Church. A Drama League–nominated actor and broadcaster, he has hosted TV shows and podcasts, including the acclaimed Tell Me Everything series on SiriusXM Progress....

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Maris Kreizman

Maris Kreizman is an essayist and columnist for Literary Hub. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, and Esquire....

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David Litt

David Litt is the former senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama. He has been described as the comic muse for the president for his work on White House Correspondents’ Dinner monologues....


Books:
Separation of Church and Hate
A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds
John Fugelsang
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Simon and Schuster
September 2025
ISBN 9781668066898
304 pages
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I Want to Burn This Place Down
Essays
Maris Kreizman
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
HarperCollins
July 2025
ISBN 9780063305847
176 pages
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It's Only Drowning
A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground
David Litt
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Simon and Schuster
June 2025
ISBN 9781668035351
304 pages
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