Tucson Festival of Books

Coming of Age in Challenging Times


Join Jennifer Coburn, Nancy Johnson, and David Wright Falade as they discuss coming-of-age experiences against a backdrop of historical events, exploring themes of loss, resilience, and the search for meaning in difficult times.


Panelists
Jennifer Coburn

Jennifer Coburn is the author of "The Girls of the Glimmer Factory" and "Cradles of the Reich," historical novels about the strength of women's friendship and the connections that can be forged during even the most harrowing of times....

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Nancy Johnson

A native of Chicago’s South Side, Nancy Johnson worked for more than a decade as an Emmy-nominated, award-winning television journalist at CBS and ABC affiliates nationwide. A graduate of Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she lives in downtown Chicago and manages brand communications for a large nonprofit....

David Wright Faladé

David Wright Faladé is a professor of English at the University of Illinois and the author, most recently, of the novel "The New Internationals." His previous books include, the novel "Black Cloud Rising," the young adult novel "Away Running," and the narrative history "Fire on the Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers," which was a New Yorker notable selection and a St....

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Books:
The Girls of the Glimmer Factory
Jennifer Coburn
Fiction / Literature
Sourcebooks
January 2025
ISBN 9781728277318
480 pages
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People of Means
A Novel
Nancy Johnson
Fiction / Literature
William Morrow
February 2025
ISBN 9780063157514
368 pages
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The New Internationals
David Wright Faladé
Fiction / Literature
Grove Atlantic
January 2025
ISBN 9780802164063
304 pages
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