Tucson Festival of Books

How Books Can Save Us


Books can transport us to places in our mind that we least expect. Meet Evan Friss, Zibby Owens and Suzanne Scanlon, who take us along for a joyful and at times healing, ride through their literary experiences.


Panelists
Evan Friss

Evan Friss is a professor of history at James Madison University. He is the author of "The Bookshop," "The Cycling City," and "On Bicycles."

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Zibby Owens

Zibby Owens is the founder of ZIBBY, a multiplatform media company that’s dedicated to connecting readers with their favorite authors. This is accomplished through podcasts, publishing books, events, and at Zibby's Bookshop, an indie bookstore in Santa Monica, CA....

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Suzanne Scanlon

Suzanne Scanlon's memoir, "Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen," is her most recent work. She is also the author of two novels: "Her 37th Year, An Index," and "Promising Young Women." Some places her work has appeared include: Granta, The Guardian, The Believer, BOMB, The Iowa Review, Electric Literature, Fence, Harper's Bazaar and Literary Hub....

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Books:
The Bookshop
A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss
History / Biography
Penguin Publishing Group
August 2024
ISBN 9780593299920
416 pages
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On Being Jewish Now
Reflections from Authors and Advocates
Zibby Owens
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Zibby Books
November 2024
ISBN 9798991140232
342 pages
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Committed
On Meaning and Madwomen
Suzanne Scanlon
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
April 2024
ISBN 9780593469101
368 pages
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