Sunday, March 13 from 11:30am-12:30pm Arizona Time

Katherine Standefer and Florence Williams have both seen how far our healthcare system will go to save a life. Is there a way we can prevent our various maladies from getting that far? Let's ask our two authors! This panel is moderated by Jennifer Rich. Book signing at the UA Bookstore Tent will follow the presentation.

Location: University of Arizona—Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)
Sun, Mar 13, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

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Katherine Standefer is the author of "Lightning Flowers," one of Oprah Magazine's Best Books of Fall 2020 and a Finalist for the Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction. Deeply personal and sharply reported, the book recounts Standefer's own harrowing experience with the American healthcare system and explores the high cost of saving one life. Standefer has been featured in People Magazine and on NPR's Fresh Air. Standefer earned her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Arizona and taught in the Department of English. She lives on a piñon- and juniper-studded mesa in New Mexico with her chickens.

Florence Williams is a journalist, author and podcaster. She is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer for numerous publications. A fellow at the Center for Humans and Nature and a visiting scholar at George Washington University, her work focuses on the environment, health and science. Florence’s first book, "Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History" received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in science and technology and the 2013 Audie in general nonfiction. It was also named a notable book of 2012 by the New York Times. Her book, "The Nature Fix," was an Audible best-seller and was named a top summer read. Her most recent book is "Heartbreak."