Author Archives: Bookworm
The best offerings from STM students
A new issue of the graduate academic journal of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, Lumen et Vita, has been published. The e-journal presents research and reviews from the STM student body.
Honors for The End of the Point
The End of the Point by Boston College English Professor Elizabeth Graver has received a couple of end of the year honors, notably from Kirkus Reviews and the New York Times Book Review. Kirkus named the multigenerational story of the … Continue reading
Charity, a sacramental action
Author Gary A. Anderson will present “I Give, Therefore I Am: The Primacy of Charity in the Christian Life” on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Cadigan Alumni Center, Brighton Campus. Anderson, the Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology at … Continue reading
Animals on parade
Alumna Molly Burke Hamilton, a former journalist, has written and illustrated Animals on Parade, a new children’s book of poetry about more than two dozen animals from cheetahs to zebras.
Honors for The End of the Point
Congratulations to English Professor Elizabeth Graver whose novel The End of the Point was named to Kirkus’ list of Best Historical Fiction of 2013. The End of the Point earned a Kirkus Star, awarded to books of exceptional merit. Kirkus … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Cod, English Department, fiction
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Leaving Russia
Maxim D. Shrayer, professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies, has published a powerful new memoir: Leaving Russia: A Jewish Story. In the first English-language, autobiographical and nonfictional account of growing up Jewish in the former USSR—of refuseniks and the … Continue reading
Spreading a love of reading
Alumna Robin Ryan, a best-selling author living in Washington state, has decided to spread her passion for reading by opening her community’s first Little Free Library. Resembling a large mailbox, a Little Free Library is a free community book-share where … Continue reading
All about hope
Boston College will host a book launch event for the new book Hope: Promise, Possibility, and Fulfillment (Paulist Press, 2013) on Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Heights Room, Corcoran Commons. Edited by School of Theology and Ministry faculty … Continue reading
Live from New York
Documentary filmmaker and screenwriter Matt Sienkiewicz, an assistant professor of communication, is co-editor (with Nick Marx and Ron Becker) of the new book Saturday Night Live and American TV. The book features essays that address issues ranging from race and … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, Communication Department, media, satire, television
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