Tucson Festival of Books

Activism in Action


What becomes possible when wealth is given away? How do brave souls fight the forces that act with disregard for our earth and its residents? How can we take action to oppose negative forces? Three authors explore bold action, persistent hope and the power of ordinary citizens to make meaningful change.


Panelists
David Gelles

David Gelles is an award-winning correspondent for The New York Times. He currently writes for the climate desk and previously wrote for the business section and was the “Corner Office” columnist....

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Loubna Mrie

Loubna Mrie is a Syrian journalist, photographer, and writer, and a frequent commentator on Syrian and Middle Eastern affairs. The recipient of fellowships and residencies from Magnum Foundation, Ucross Foundation, and MacDowell, she has published work in The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, The Nation, Time, and London Review of Books....

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Alan Weisman

Alan Weisman has reported from all seven continents and more than 60 countries. His books include The New York Times bestseller "The World Without Us," a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award....

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Books:
Dirtbag Billionaire
How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away
David Gelles
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Simon & Schuster
September 2025
ISBN 9781668032268
320 pages
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Hope Dies Last
Visionary People Across the World, Fighting to Find Us a Future
Alan Weisman
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Penguin Group
April 2025
ISBN 9781524746698
512 pages
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