Author Archives: Bookworm

Michael Tubbs

When Michael Tubbs was elected mayor of Stockton (CA) in 2016 he became that city’s first Black mayor and the youngest mayor of any major city in U.S. history. He was 26 years old. Tubbs will present the Winston Center … Continue reading

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Journalism and the migration crisis

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matthieu Aikins will join Boston College Professor of English Min Hyoung Song on February 27 for a discussion on the experiences of refugees trying to cross heavily fortified borders, the wars in the Middle East, and the … Continue reading

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Listening to Latin America

Writer and radio producer Daniel Alarcón will present “Stories Everywhere: Listening to Latin America” at Boston College on February 28 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall 100. Alarcón’s powerful narrative storytelling—in English and Spanish, fiction and nonfiction, print and audio—chronicles … Continue reading

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad

Human rights activist Nadia Murad, a co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, will be the featured speaker at the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics’ Clough Colloquium on February 22 in the Heights Room of Corcoran Commons. Her memoir, … Continue reading

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Joy Harjo: Indigenous Poetry and Native Literature

Award-winning poet, musician, and performer Joy Harjo will present “Indigenous Poetry and Native Literature” at Boston College on February 21 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Harjo was the first Native … Continue reading

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Growing God

Emma—the little artist with a big dream first featured in the children’s book Drawing God—is back and looking for God in a whole new way in the book Growing God (Paraclete Press, 2024). Author Karen Kiefer, a Boston College graduate … Continue reading

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Novelist Celeste Ng

Bestselling author Celeste Ng will give a talk on February 12 as part of Cornerstone Conversations for first-year students. Her appearance will take place in Gasson Hall 100 and begins at 7 p.m. Ng is the author of  Little Fires … Continue reading

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Age of Identity

BC Lynch School of Education and Human Development faculty members Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves, internationally recognized experts in the field of education, have collaborated on the new book, The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are … Continue reading

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Trapped in the dysfunction of another’s addiction

“A child’s home should be the safest place for them, but it’s not when you live with an erratic, active alcoholic,” writes Timothy Burke, whose new memoir, Milk and Whiskey On Logan Way, recounts his traumatic coming of age in … Continue reading

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Candlemas Lecture

Priest, theologian, and author James Alison will present the annual Candlemas Lecture at Boston College on February 7 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall 100. His talk, titled “Catholicity, Sacrifice, and Shame: Subverting Polarization in Our Contemporary Ecclesial and Political … Continue reading

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