Tucson Festival of Books

Our Living Planet


All life on the planet earth, from the largest mammals to the smallest microorganisms ... and all the plants that sustain us ... are intricately connected. In this session, two acclaimed science writers will discuss our living planet and what we can learn about our earth when we understand how it is all connected. (Unfortunately, Zoƫ Schlanger will no longer be able to participate in this session as originally planned.)


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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Books:
Becoming Earth
How Our Planet Came to Life
Ferris Jabr
Science / Medicine / Technology
Random House Publishing Group
June 2024
ISBN 9780593133972
304 pages

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