Author Archives: Bookworm
Herzlich has “What It Takes”
Super Bowl champion and former Boston College football star Mark Herzlich has written (with Isaac Eger) What It Takes: Fighting For My Life and My Love of the Game (NAL/Penguin, 2014), a new book that tells his story from his childhood to … Continue reading
In Memoriam: Maya Angelou
Acclaimed poet, author and actress Maya Angelou, who died today at age 86, made several appearances at Boston College over the course of her legendary career. In 1983, the University awarded her an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. She … Continue reading
In Memoriam: Radu Florescu
Boston College History Professor Emeritus Radu Florescu, co-author of the bestseller In Search of Dracula, which revealed the historical identity of the legendary Dracula for the first time, died in France on May 18 at age 88. Dr. Florescu and the … Continue reading
Identity
BC alumnus Tim Holmes has published the second edition of Beyond Faith and Reason (Tate Publishing), an expanded and revised edition of his seminal critique of identity. From Soren Kierkegaard to Jean-Paul Sartre, Emmanuel Levinas and more, a carefully selected array … Continue reading
Leading schools in the technology age
Leading Online: Leading the Learning, Leading by Learning, an e-book co-authored by BC alumnus Stephen Valentine and Dr. Reshan Richards, seeks to help school leaders improved their skills in a rapidly changing, technology-driven landscape. This book will guide educational administrators who … Continue reading
Gerard Manley Hopkins
In celebration of the Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ, Boston College is hosting “The Jesuit Victorian Poet: Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) 125th Anniversary,” a special exhibition of items from its collection related to Fr. Hopkins and his family. On display now until Sept. 30 are … Continue reading
A town upended
Award-winning author Suzanne Berne, a part-time faculty member in the English Department, has published a new book, The Dogs of Littlefield (Penguin: Fig Tree, 2013). According to the publisher, Berne’s latest novel is a “wry exploration of the discontent concealed behind … Continue reading
RIP Ann Murray Paige
The Boston Globe has published an appreciation of BC alumna Ann Murray Paige, author of pink tips: breast cancer advice from someone who’s been there, who passed away in March. In addition to her book, Paige co-wrote and starred in a … Continue reading
Book review by Fr. Imbelli
Father Robert Imbelli, associate professor emeritus of theology, has written a review for America magazine of Edward Short’s Newman and His Family. In the book, Short looks at 70 years of correspondences by Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman to his family. Fr. … Continue reading
