Tucson Festival of Books

Feeling Snarky


Why do we like snarky characters so much? How do you write a good snarky character? Join authors Rebecca Thorne, Suyi Davies Okungbowa and T. Kingfisher to find out.


Panelists
Rebecca Thorne

Rebecca Thorne is a USA Today, Indie, and Sunday Times bestselling author, specializing in all things fantasy, sci-fi, and romance. When she isn’t writing (or avoiding writing), she’s either working as a flight attendant, or hiking around Arizona with her lovely wife and their dogs....

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Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Suyi Davies Okungbowa is an award-winning speculative author of fantasy and science fiction. His writing features the cultures of West Africa and leans into his protagonists' search for home. He has also written books for younger readers using the pen name Suyi Davies....

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T. Kingfisher

T. Kingfisher writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including "Nettle & Bone," "Thornhedge, A Sorceress Comes to Call," "What Moves the Dead," and "A House with Good Bones." Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books....

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Books:
Swordheart
T. Kingfisher
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Tor Publishing Group
February 2025
ISBN 9781250400222
448 pages

Tea You at the Altar
Rebecca Thorne
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Tor Publishing Group
March 2025
ISBN 9781250333254
336 pages
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Lost Ark Dreaming
Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Tor Publishing Group
May 2024
ISBN 9781250890757
192 pages
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