Author Archives: Bookworm
Linda Villarosa on race, health, and inequality
Journalist and educator Linda Villarosa will present her book, Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation (Doubleday/Penguin Random House, 2022), on October 18 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, … Continue reading
The future of American democracy
In her latest book, Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America (Viking, 2023), Boston College historian Heather Cox Richardson, author of the popular daily newsletter “Letters from an American,” explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters … Continue reading
Poverty, American style
Matthew Desmond, a Pulitzer Prize winner and MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, will give a talk on his latest bestseller, Poverty, by America (Crown/Penguin Random House, 2023). Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly … Continue reading
Ryan Stovall on how to talk to veterans
Former U.S. Army Green Beret Ryan Stovall will read from his first book, Black Snowflakes Smothering A Torch, at an October 4 event sponsored by BC’s Veteran Programs and Services. Stovall’s collection of poetry explores his service and return to … Continue reading
Social media influencers
Emily Hund, author of the book, The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media (Princeton University Press, 2023), will offer a history of the rise to prominence of social media influencers at a campus talk on October 4. … Continue reading
Mickey Rowe: Fearlessly different
Boston College’s DeVoy Perspectives on Theatre Series will present a conversation with groundbreaking performer Mickey Rowe on October 4 beginning at 7 p.m. The event, free and open to the public, will take place at the Robsham Theater Arts Center. … Continue reading
Confronting racism in testing and assessment
Systemic Racism and Educational Measurement: Confronting Injustice in Testing, Assessment, and Beyond (Routledge, 2023), a new book written by BC Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor Michael Russell, provides a theoretical and historical reckoning with racism and oppression … Continue reading
Forest ecologist Suzanne Simard
University of British Columbia Professor of Forest Ecology Suzanne Simard, author of the highly acclaimed book Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Vintage/Penguin Random House), will give a talk on September 27 at 7 p.m. in … Continue reading
Trey and the Streets of Israel
Boston College graduate and basketball star Tyrese Rice has published a second children’s book featuring his characters Trey and Marcus. In Trey and the Streets of Israel, Trey learns about different people and their culture through his new friend, Kyle. … Continue reading
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Poems from Eric Weiskott
Professor of English Eric Weiskott, a scholar of poetry and poetics, has a new poetry chapbook, Chanties: An American Dream (Bottlecap Press, 2023). From the publisher: “His work is a shipboard reverie about the American boat we’re all in. Prose … Continue reading
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