Author Archives: Bookworm

Space for Indigenous artists

In recent years, studios like Marvel and DC have seen enormous success transforming comics into major motion pictures. At the same time, bookstores have made more room for comic books and graphic novels on their shelves. Yet despite the popular … Continue reading

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The War on Terror

Boston College Assistant Professor of Communication Renée Pastel considers media representations of the “War on Terror,” notably films, television shows, and online videos,  in her new book War in Pieces: “War on Terror” Media and the Fracturing of American Identity (Rutgers … Continue reading

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‘The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution’

Mark Peterson, the Edmund S. Morgan Professor of History at Yale University, will speak on his most recent book, The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History, at Boston College on September 16 at 7 p.m. in … Continue reading

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‘Light of the East’

Light of the East: The Calcutta School of Jesuit Indology on Hindu Advaita Non-Dualism brings together key writings of Jesuit theologians and Indologists William Wallace, Pierre Johanns, Georges Dandoy, and Michel Ledrus, missionary-scholars who played a pioneering role in early … Continue reading

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Under a spell

Bestselling author Jen Calonita, a Boston College graduate, has written a new book about two sisters who happen to be witches. Practically Magic (Avon/Harper Collins, 2026) tells the story of Kat and Harriet Hadley of Mystic Hollow. Harriet casts a … Continue reading

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A dog’s life

In the first book-length study that combines the history of Britain with animal studies, Boston College Professor of History Robin Fleming explores the social, cultural, and ritual histories of Roman Britain’s people through an investigation of their entanglements with dogs. … Continue reading

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Feathered & Famous

In a new book, Gail Martino introduces young readers to the bald eagle, the official bird of the United States, as well as to the many official state birds. With stunning photographs, fascinating facts, and easy-to-read pages, Feathered & Famous: … Continue reading

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What does authenticity at work actually mean?

In Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work (Flatiron Books/Macmillan, 2025) author Jodi-Ann Burey uses pop culture, personal storytelling, and interviews to examine what authenticity really means in the workplace. Part memoir and criticism, Authentic argues that … Continue reading

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‘Untamed Unicorns’

In her new book, Untamed Unicorns: Why Startup Finance Is Broken and How to Fix It (Harvard University Press, 2026), Boston College Law School Professor Renée Jones delineates the harms that have come from deregulating venture capital financing and presents … Continue reading

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Pamela Mordecai

Pamela Mordecai, an award-winning poet, novelist, and children’s book author, will release her second collection of short stories in September. Set largely in the Jamaican diaspora, the stories in Two Days in Mayaro (Goose Lane Editions, 2026), are driven by … Continue reading

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