Tucson Festival of Books

The Art of the Deep Dive


The "art of the deep dive" refers to an exhaustive investigation and analysis of a complex issue, going far beyond surface-level daily news coverage. Overall, it emphasizes commitment to a craft that values truth, accuracy, and depth over sensationalism and speed. These award-winning journalists take us behind the scenes in the recent election, at the Justice Department, and during one of our country’s worst national disasters.


Panelists
Jonathan Karl

Jonathan Karl is the chief Washington correspondent for ABC News and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, D.C., including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department....

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Carol Leonnig

Carol Leonnig is a senior investigative correspondent for MSNBC, who has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored the No. 1 New York Times bestseller, "A Very Stable Genius." She comes to the festival with "Injustice," which explores the impact modern politics has had on the American justice system....

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Jacob Soboroff

Jacob Soboroff is an MSNBC senior political and national correspondent, who comes to the festival with the newly published "Firestorm," an in-depth look at the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles last year....

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Books:
Retribution
Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America
Jonathan Karl
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Penguin Group
October 2025
ISBN 9798217047000
448 pages
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Injustice
How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department
Carol Leonnig
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Penguin Group
November 2025
ISBN 9780593831373
496 pages
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Firestorm
The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster
Jacob Soboroff
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
HarperCollins Publishers
January 2026
ISBN 9780063467965
400 pages
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