Tucson Festival of Books

Barely Surviving (and Loving It)


Join Rachel Harrison and Catriona Ward as they explore what it really means to survive when the nightmares won't go away. They will discuss how they craft protagonists facing impossible horrors, the many faces of survival, and why making it through the turmoil is in itself a victory. (Unfortunately, Sarah Gailey will not take part in this session as originally planned.)


Panelists
Rachel Harrison

Rachel Harrison is The New York Times bestselling author of "Play Nice," "So Thirsty," "Black Sheep," "Such Sharp Teeth," "Cackle," and "The Return," which was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel....

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Catriona Ward

Catriona Ward grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen and Morocco. She studied English at the University of Oxford and later earned her master’s degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia....

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Books:
Play Nice
Rachel Harrison
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Penguin Group
September 2025
ISBN 9780593642573
336 pages

Nowhere Burning
Catriona Ward
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Tor Publishing Group
February 2026
ISBN 9781250860057
304 pages