Profoundly Human: Fiction of & for Our Time | Katie Kitamura, Megha Majumdar + Sigrid Nunez Moderated by: C. Morgan Babst

Katie Kitamura (Audition), Megha Majumdar (A Guardian and a Thief), and Sigrid Nunez (The Vulnerables) come together to explore how storytelling helps us make sense of power, intimacy, solitude and moral complexity. Moderated by C. Morgan Babst, this session considers what it means to write fiction that feels urgently contemporary yet enduringly human, and how novels can illuminate the quiet forces shaping our lives. The New Orleans Book Festival brings the world’s leading authors to Tulane University for a multi-day celebration of their works. The Festival features both fiction and non-fiction and convenes readings, panel discussions, symposia and keynote speeches. It provides an opportunity for outlets, authors and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.