Tucson Festival of Books

YA Authors Daniel Nayeri & Angeline Boulley Visit Friends Hospitality Tent


Daniel Nayeri is an award-winning author born in Iran and raised in Oklahoma after immigrating as a refugee. He is last year's National Book Award winner in Young People' Literature: “The Teacher of Nomad Land.” Angeline Boulley's debut novel, "Firekeeper's Daughter," was an instant No. 1 New York Times bestseller and recipient of international accolades. Boulley's new books are "Warrior Girl Unearthed" and "Sisters in the Wind."


Panelists
Angeline Boulley

Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U....

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Daniel Nayeri

Daniel Nayeri is an award-winning author born in Iran and raised in Oklahoma after immigrating as a refugee. His acclaimed works include “Everything Sad Is Untrue,” a Printz Award winner, “The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams,” a Newbery Honor, and last year's National Book Award winner in Young People' Literature: “The Teacher of Nomad Land....

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