Together, the National Book Foundation and Tucson Festival of Books highlight 2021 National Book Award–honored authors Laird Hunt (Zorrie, Finalist, Fiction), Robert Jones, Jr. (The Prophets, Finalist, Fiction), and Jason Mott (Hell of a Book, Winner, Fiction) for a conversation on the unsung heroes that inspired their novels, and why reading fiction matters.

Moderated by Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.