Tucson Festival of Books

The Price of Freedom in a Dark World


Three authors explore the world as a dark place where bad things happen to those who struggle for social justice and freedom to make their own decisions. The price for freedom is often high, whether the world is historical, a fantasy with demons, or Cherokee futurism.


Panelists
Libba Bray

Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gemma Doyle trilogy, "A Great and Terrible Beauty," "Rebel Angels" and "The Sweet Far Thing," the Michael L. Printz Award-winning "Going Bovine," "Beauty Queens," an L....

Visit website

Kyle Lukoff

Kyle Lukoff is the author of many books for young readers. His debut middle-grade novel, "Too Bright to See," received multiple awards as did his picturebook, "When Aidan Became a Brother." His new books include "A World Worth Saving" and "Different Kinds of Fruit," along with two picturebooks, ""Just What to Do" and "I'm Sorry You Got Mad....

Visit website | Facebook Twitter

Andrea Rogers

Andrea L. Rogers is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but currently attends The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville as a doctoral student in English. Andrea graduated with an MFA from the Low Rez program at the Institute for American Indian Arts....

Visit website | Facebook


Books:
Under the Same Stars
Libba Bray
Teen
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
February 2025
ISBN 9780374388942
480 pages
Buy now

A World Worth Saving
Kyle Lukoff
Children
Penguin Group
February 2025
ISBN 9780593618981
352 pages
Buy now

Andrea Rogers


October 2024
ISBN 9781646143788
Buy now