Category Archives: Alumni Authors
Irish family ties
During the 19th and 20th centuries, millions of Irish immigrated to the United States. Among them was 20-year-old Bridget Meade of County Clare who arrived alone in Boston in 1909. Her grandson, Vincent J. Quealy, Jr., chronicles her story in … Continue reading
Fiona McPhee
Child and adolescent psychotherapist and author Katie Hurley, from the BC Class of 1997, has teamed up with her daughter Riley Hurley on the new children’s book, Fiona McPhee, Please Listen to Me! (PESI Publishing, Inc., 2024). Fiona is a … Continue reading
The Heirloom
The Heirloom (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Random House, 2024) is a new novel written by 2005 Boston College graduate Jessie Rosen. A marriage proposal with an heirloom engagement ring sets the novel’s action in motion. While Shea Anderson says yes to … Continue reading
Plymouth, MA and Columbia, MO
Stephen Paul Sayers, a 1988 Boston College graduate, pays homage to two of his favorite locations in the United States in the travel books, 100 Things to Do in Columbia, MO Before You Die and 100 Things to Do in … Continue reading
Trey’s adventures continue
Boston College graduate Tyrese Rice, a star point guard during his years on the Heights (2005-2009), has published two more titles in his children’s book series: Trey and the German Voyage and Trey’s Spanish Extravaganza. According to Rice, his book … Continue reading
Risen from the Ashes
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, a human rights atrocity that left approximately one million Tutsi dead over the course of about 100 days. Marcel Uwineza, a Jesuit priest and Boston College graduate, was a … Continue reading
The gift of life
Tom O’Keefe, a 1995 Boston College graduate, has run the Boston Marathon five times. After noting a lack of diversity among the participants in various marathons and road races, he founded Stride for Stride, a non-profit organization dedicated to making … Continue reading
Growing up awkward in the ’80s
Fans of 1980s nostalgia and coming-of-age stories will find lots to like in Misfit (Flatiron Books/Macmillan, 2023), a memoir written by comedian Gary Gulman, who graduated from Boston College in 1993. In Misfit, Gulman takes readers through his school-age years, … Continue reading
Christ, Caesar, and the Gospel
“Jesus is lord, not Caesar.” Many scholars and preachers attribute mistreatment of early Christians by Roman authorities to this fundamental confessional conflict, according to D. Clint Burnett, author of Paul and Imperial Divine Honors: Christ, Caesar, and the Gospel (Eerdmans … Continue reading
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was a brilliant battlefield commander who betrayed America in its darkest hour. Becoming Benedict Arnold: A Traitor’s Tale is a new book by Boston College graduate Stephen Yoch that tells how avarice, political intrigue, and love transformed a … Continue reading
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