Author Archives: Bookworm
A united Ireland?
Journalists Fintan O’Toole (Irish Times) and Sam McBride (Belfast Telegraph) will give a presentation on their new book, For and Against a United Ireland (Notre Dame Press, 2026), on March 18 at Boston College’s Yawkey Center, Murray Room. Both authors will … Continue reading
Politics and governance in the digital era
Rogers Brubaker, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at University of California, Los Angeles and UCLA Foundation Chair, will speak on “Politics and Governance in the Digital Era: Between Populism and Technocracy” at Boston College on March 18 at 7 p.m. in … Continue reading
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Another adventure for Benny
Bestselling author Jen Calonita, a Boston College graduate, is back with book two in her Isle of Ever series. In the series’ first installment, Benny figures out the clues her ancestor set out for her in her will and reaches … Continue reading
Irish Romanticism
Former Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Claire Connolly (University College Cork) will return to Boston College on March 11 at 5 p.m. to discuss her new book, Irish Romanticism: A Literary History (Cambridge University Press). In her book, Connolly … Continue reading
‘Fire Weather’
John Vaillant, whose journalism, fiction, and non-fiction explore collisions between human ambition and the natural world, will speak at Boston College on March 11 at 7 p.m. in Gason 100. Vaillant is the author of the acclaimed book Fire Weather: … Continue reading
Hiker and storyteller
Matt Larson is the author of 4000s by 40: Tackling Middle Age in the Mountains of New Hampshire, which chronicles his journey of mistakes and self-discovery while seeking to climb all 48 of the Granite State’s 4,000-foot peaks before turning … Continue reading
Whirby
A new children’s book by 2010 Boston College graduate Molly Harris shares a critical life lesson about the importance of rest. Illustrated by Jacob Souva, Whirby (HarperCollins, 2026) is about a robot called Whirby whose favorite school activity is bot … Continue reading
Fiction Days presents Yiyun Li
Acclaimed writer Yiyun Li will speak on “Techniques and Idiosyncrasies” at Boston College on February 25 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall 100. Her debut novel, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, won a PEN/Hemingway Award, and her short story … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian American Studies, Pulitzer Prize finalist
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De-coding our humanity
On February 23, Boston College will host Shannon Vallor, an expert on the ethics of AI and the author of The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking, who will present a lecture on … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, ethics, Philosophy Department
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‘God’s Little Flowers’
Lindsay Winget Schlegel, a 2008 Boston College graduate, is the author of a picture book inspired by a quotation attributed to St. Thérèse of Lisieux. God’s Little Flowers (OSV Kids, 2025) looks to counter the culture of comparison and encourage … Continue reading
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