Tucson Festival of Books

For Better or Worse


The ups and downs of life--love, addiction, heartbreak, mental health issues--are the stuff of great novels. Authors Jonathan Evison, Lisa Genova, and Willy Vlautin discuss what it takes to write profoundly haunting novels that are heartbreaking and beautiful all at once.


Panelists
Jonathan Evison

Jonathan Evison is the author of the novels "All About Lulu," "West of Here," "The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving," "This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!," "Lawn Boy" and "Legends of the North Cascades"....

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Lisa Genova

Best-known for her stunning debut novel, "Still Alice," Lisa Genova returns to Tucson with "More or Less Maddy," a story about a young woman struggling with bipolar disorder.. The holder of a Ph.D....

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Willy Vlautin

Willy Vlautin is an author and musician who has written seven novels, the latest being "The Horse." Three of his books, "The Motel Life," "Lean on Pete" and "The Night Always Comes," have been adapted into movies, and his work has been translated into 15 languages....

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Books:
The Heart of Winter
A Novel
Jonathan Evison
Fiction / Literature
Penguin Group
January 2025
ISBN 9780593473542
368 pages
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The Horse
Willy Vlautin
Fiction / Literature
HarperCollins
July 2024
ISBN 9780063346574
208 pages
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More or Less Maddy
A Novel
Lisa Genova
Fiction / Literature
Gallery/Scout Press
January 2025
ISBN 9781668026168
368 pages
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