These authors tell treacherous, courageous, and pioneering stories of adventurers whose offbeat travels capture our imaginations and all our senses.
| Fast Passes: | This event has free Fast Passes. Fast Passes are not available yet. |
| Where: | Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible) ![]() ![]() |
| When: | Sat, Mar 14, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)
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| Genre: | History / Biography |
| Moderator: | Mark McLemore |
| Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Beach Fleischman |

Nathalia Holt, Ph.D., is The New York Times bestselling author of "Rise of the Rocket Girls," "The Beast in the Clouds," "The Queens of Animation," "Wise Gals," and "Cured." She has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Slate, Popular Science, PBS, and Time....

Sam Kean is The New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including "Dinner with King Tut," "The Icepick Surgeon," "The Bastard Brigade," and "The Disappearing Spoon." His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, and Slate, and his work has been featured on NPR’s Radiolab, Science Friday, All Things Considered, and Fresh Air....

Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, New York, Slate and Aeon....


