Tucson Festival of Books

T. Swift, Dolly P. and Joni Mitchell


Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton, and Joni Mitchell have written songs that speak the words of our souls and impacted culture as much as the music business.


Panelists
Paul Lisicky

Paul Lisicky is the author of seven books including "Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell," "Later: My Life at the Edge of the World," "The Narrow Door: A Memoir of Friendship....

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Rob Sheffield

Rob Sheffield is a columnist for Rolling Stone, where he has been writing about music, TV, and pop culture since 1997. His new book "Heartbreak is the National Anthem," looks at Taylor Swift's influence on pop music....

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Sarah Smarsh

Sarah Smarsh is a journalist and author whose first major book, "Heartland," was a finalist for the National Book Award in Nonfiction in 2018. She is coming to Tucson with "Bone of the Bone," a collection of essays that explore life in her native Midwest and the issues that have shaped the region's politics....

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Books:
Song So Wild and Blue
A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell
Paul Lisicky
History / Biography
HarperCollins
January 2025
ISBN 9780063280373
272 pages
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Heartbreak Is the National Anthem
How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music
Rob Sheffield
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
HarperCollins Publishers
November 2024
ISBN 9780063351318
224 pages
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She Come By It Natural
Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs
Sarah Smarsh
Music / Performing Arts
Simon and Schuster
September 2021
ISBN 9781982157296
208 pages
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