Tucson Festival of Books

Our Living Planet


All life on the planet earth, from the largest mammals to the smallest microorganisms, and the plants which sustain it all, is intricately connected. Join acclaimed science writers for a discussion of our living planet and what we can learn about our earth when we understand how it is all connected.


Panelists
Leigh Ann Henion

Leigh Ann Henion is the New York Times bestselling author of "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms," "Moon Gardens" and "Other Marvels of the Dark and Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural World....

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Ferris Jabr

Ferris Jabr is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and the author of "Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life," which reviewers have described as an “electrifying” and “infectiously poetic” “masterwork of journalism” that “earns its place alongside the best of today’s essential popular science books, as well as acknowledged classics....

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Zoe Schlanger

Zoë Schlanger is a staff writer at the Atlantic, where she covers climate change. She is the author of "The Light Eaters" which was honored as one of 2024's best books of the year by Barnes & Noble....


Books:
Becoming Earth
How Our Planet Came to Life
Ferris Jabr
Science / Medicine / Technology
Random House Publishing Group
June 2024
ISBN 9780593133972
304 pages
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The Light Eaters
How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoe Schlanger
Science / Medicine / Technology
HarperCollins Publishers
January 2024
ISBN 9780063073852
304 pages
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Night Magic
Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark
Leigh Ann Henion
Nature / Environment
Algonquin Books
September 2024
ISBN 9781643753362
336 pages
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