Author Archives: Bookworm
Four girls, all named Taylor
Taylor is terrified to start middle school. She wishes she could fade into the background, unnoticed. But on the first day of school, she finds herself in the spotlight when it’s revealed that her homeroom class has four girls all … Continue reading
Shakespeare and Catholic education
Exploring Catholic Faith in Shakespearean Drama: Towards a Philosophy of Education (Routledge, 2025) is a new volume that investigates the connection between William Shakespeare and Catholic education, arguing that Shakespeare’s plays explore Catholic understandings of human life in ways that remain … Continue reading
Carbon dioxide
Drawing on groundbreaking research, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen offers a deep understanding of the critical role carbon dioxide plays on Earth in his new book, The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our … Continue reading
Eco-Consciousness in the Lives of Enslaved Black Women
Prize-winning historian Tiya Miles will present “Eco-Consciousness in the Lives of Enslaved Black Women” at Boston College on October 8 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 100. Miles is the author of eight books, including the highly acclaimed All That She … Continue reading
Poetry prizes for Alvarez
Amy M. Alvarez, an associate professor of the practice at Messina College, was named the winner of the inaugural CARICON Prize for Poetry by the CARICON Foundation for her collection of poems, Makeshift Altar (The University Press of Kentucky, 2024). … Continue reading
Teacher power
Boston College graduate Tanji Reed Marshall is a nationally recognized and sought-after expert on educational equity and educational leadership. Her book Understanding Your Instructional Power: Curriculum and Language Decisions to Support Each Student (ASCD, 2023), helps teacher candidates reflect on … Continue reading
‘Woody’s Words’
The life of Woodrow “Woody” Wilson Rawls, the author of the classic children’s book Where the Red Fern Grows, is the subject of a new nonfiction picture book written by Boston College graduate Lisa Rogers. Woody’s Words (Calkins Creek, 2025) … Continue reading
‘A Ghost in the Throat’
Poet and essayist Doireann Ní Ghríofa will talk about her prose debut, A Ghost in the Throat, at Boston College on September 24 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 100. A Ghost in the Throat is a genre-defying work that melds … Continue reading
Plato and ecological guardianship
Award-winning educator Melissa Lane will present “Plato’s Republic on Motivating Ecological Guardianship” at Boston College on September 18 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall 110. Lane is the Class of 1943 Professor of Politics at Princeton University, where she is … Continue reading
Expert Witness Ann Burgess
Boston College Connell School of Nursing Professor Ann Burgess is a trailblazing forensic and psychiatric nurse who has worked with the FBI and helped pioneer the criminal profiling of serial killers. A new book, Expert Witness: The Weight of Our … Continue reading