Category Archives: Alumni Authors
Feathered & Famous
In a new book, Gail Martino introduces young readers to the bald eagle, the official bird of the United States, as well as to the many official state birds. With stunning photographs, fascinating facts, and easy-to-read pages, Feathered & Famous: … Continue reading
What does authenticity at work actually mean?
In Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work (Flatiron Books/Macmillan, 2025) author Jodi-Ann Burey uses pop culture, personal storytelling, and interviews to examine what authenticity really means in the workplace. Part memoir and criticism, Authentic argues that … Continue reading
Story of a nurse leader
Karen A. Daley, who holds master’s and doctoral degrees from BC’s Connell School of Nursing, has overcome personal and professional challenges to become an influential and respected nurse leader. She shares stories of determination and insightful lessons on leadership in … Continue reading
‘The Diary of Saint Marion’
Poet and filmmaker Gloria Monaghan, who holds a master’s degree from Boston College, has published her seventh book of poetry, The Diary of Saint Marion (Lily Poetry Review, 2025). In a review for Cider Press Review, The Diary of Saint … Continue reading
The death of a cop
When a Boston police officer turned up dead in the snow in January 2022, it’s safe to say no one could have foreseen what it would become: a controversial, true-crime mystery that grabbed international headlines. In his new book, Blizzard … Continue reading
A mystery in paradise
The new novel The Dahlia Suite (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, 2026) by Carinn Jade takes place on Beck Island in the Caribbean. Gabby, the concierge at the island’s most exclusive resort, and resort guests Paige, a frustrated writer, and Lindsay, … Continue reading
Catholic Social Teaching and the meaning of work
Burnout, low wages, gig labor, layoffs, and the struggle to balance purpose with pay have made many people questioning what work is, what it could be, and what it should be. Kate Ward, who earned a Ph.D. in theological ethics from … Continue reading
Believe
After a 30-year career in neonatal intensive care nursing, Brenda Sheridan, a 1989 Boston College graduate, wrote her first novel, A Better Sense of Being. In Sheridan’s story, Iris Macdonald moves from Manhattan to the Berkshires in the wake of … Continue reading
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Coming to America
Early 20th-century America is seen through the eyes of immigrants in Adjacent to History, a book about author John Rilli’s family who came from Europe and settled in New York, Connecticut, and Philadelphia. Rilli’s ancestors left Sicily, Germanic Europe, and … Continue reading
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