Tucson Festival of Books

Curiosity, Critters and Craft


Join authors Caroline Paul, Katherine Larson, and Glenn Kurtz as they swap stories about the weird, wonderful ways we make sense of the world—through adventure, imagination, and the everyday work people do.


Panelists
Glenn Kurtz

Glenn Kurtz is the author of the newly released “Men at Work: The Empire State Building and the Untold Story of the Craftsmen Who Built It," which identifies the men in Lewis Hine's iconic photos of the Empire State's construction....

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Katherine Larson

Katherine Larson is a poet, essayist, molecular biologist, and field ecologist. Her debut collection of poems, "Radial Symmetry," was selected by Louise Glück as winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets....

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Caroline Paul

Caroline Paul is the author of eight books for kids and adults, including The New York Times bestseller "The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure." Her latest book is "Why Fly: Seeking Awe, Healing, and Our True Selves in the Sky," that explores the art, history, and psychology of aeronautics....

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Books:
Men at Work
The Empire State Building and the Untold Story of the Craftsmen who Built It
Glenn Kurtz
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Seven Stories Press
November 2025
ISBN 9781644215029
320 pages
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Why Fly
Seeking Awe, Healing, and Our True Selves in the Sky
Caroline Paul
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Bloomsbury USA
February 2026
ISBN 9781639734993
224 pages
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Wedding of the Foxes
Katherine Larson
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Milkweed Editions
July 2025
ISBN 9781639550067
208 pages
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