Category Archives: Alumni Authors
Another adventure for Benny
Bestselling author Jen Calonita, a Boston College graduate, is back with book two in her Isle of Ever series. In the series’ first installment, Benny figures out the clues her ancestor set out for her in her will and reaches … Continue reading
Hiker and storyteller
Matt Larson is the author of 4000s by 40: Tackling Middle Age in the Mountains of New Hampshire, which chronicles his journey of mistakes and self-discovery while seeking to climb all 48 of the Granite State’s 4,000-foot peaks before turning … Continue reading
Whirby
A new children’s book by 2010 Boston College graduate Molly Harris shares a critical life lesson about the importance of rest. Illustrated by Jacob Souva, Whirby (HarperCollins, 2026) is about a robot called Whirby whose favorite school activity is bot … Continue reading
De-coding our humanity
On February 23, Boston College will host Shannon Vallor, an expert on the ethics of AI and the author of The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking, who will present a lecture on … Continue reading
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‘God’s Little Flowers’
Lindsay Winget Schlegel, a 2008 Boston College graduate, is the author of a picture book inspired by a quotation attributed to St. Thérèse of Lisieux. God’s Little Flowers (OSV Kids, 2025) looks to counter the culture of comparison and encourage … Continue reading
Poetry from Mary Block
Love from the Outer Bands is a debut book of poetry by Boston College alumna Mary Block. Block, who earned a bachelor’s degree in English from BC in 2006, says her time at the Heights had a profound influence on … Continue reading
New vision for a shrinking church
Numerous churches are contending with the challenges posed by declining membership and attendance. In his book Leadership in a Shrinking Church: Finding New Vision in Unlikely Places (Seabury Books), Boston College graduate Rev. William Harrison examines the theological and ecclesiological … Continue reading
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Fr. Tom book series
Boston College graduate Jim Sano is author of the award-winning Fr. Tom book series, Catholic fiction revolving around Fr. Tom Fitzpatrick of St. Francis parish in the Boston archdiocese. The latest installment in the series, Joline, takes place outside the … Continue reading
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The Matilda Effect
Margaret Knight, who invented the flat-bottomed paper bag, saw the patent go to a man who stole off to the Patent Office with her idea. Knight is just one of the women featured in Oh No He Didn’t! Brilliant Women … Continue reading
Just Watch Me
The debut novel from 2018 Boston College graduate Lior Torenberg is “a razor-sharp tragicomedy about the internet economy and a surreptitiously moving tale about the desire to be watched, and the terror of being seen.” In Just Watch Me (Avid … Continue reading
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