Category Archives: Alumni Authors
Father Greg’s vision
Gregory Boyle, S.J., a Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries—the largest gang-intervention program in the world—offers a transformative vision of community and compassion in his latest book, Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times (Avid Reader … Continue reading
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A framework for literacy instruction
Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor C. Patrick Proctor and Lynch School alumna Renata Love Jones, Ph.D. ’20 have written a book that provides a guide for K-12 educators to design curriculum focused on literacy and metalinguistics. Metalinguistics … Continue reading
Marvelous Marvin
Boston College graduate Dave Wedge has written the definitive chronicle of Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954-2021), the undisputed middleweight boxing champion from 1980-87. In Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s Battle for Glory (Hamilcar Publications, 2025), Wedge … Continue reading
The Carousel Man
The dreams and visions are getting worse for crime writer Jack Rainne. He can’t shake the childhood memory of a haunting carousel ride in a desolate Missouri cornfield. His only hope for answers is to return to where it all … Continue reading
The Siberian Candidate
Boston College graduate John Houle ’94 has published his second novel, The Siberian Candidate (BookPress Publishing, 2023). The political thriller continues the story of former campaign strategist Henry Mercucio, introduced in Houle’s debut novel The King-Makers of Providence. In The … Continue reading
Miracles can happen
The Boston College Class of 1975 recently celebrated its 50th Reunion. One of those Golden Eagles is Joan Luise Hill, who is the author of two books about miracles. Her first book, The Miracle Chase, co-authored with Katie Mahon and … Continue reading
What’s your sign?
After a distressing astrology reading, science-minded skeptic Leah Lockhart is on a mission to prove that her horoscope is wrong in the latest novel by Boston College graduate Jessie Rosen. In All the Signs (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Random House, 2025), … Continue reading
Girls with Goals
Girls and women have always found a way to play soccer, in spite of bans, challenges, rules, and backward-looking attitudes. Today, soccer is the most popular women’s sport in the world. A new YA book by Boston College alumna Clelia … Continue reading
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A fortune and a curse
The latest book from bestselling author Jen Calonita is about a girl who will inherit a mysterious fortune if she can break a centuries-old curse. In Isle of Ever, Everly “Benny” Benedict learns she’s the heir to a fortune, but … Continue reading
McAleer’s Henry von Stray is on the case
Late Boston College alumnus and Professor of English John McAleer ’45 created the literary characters Henry von Stray, a London private detective, and his collaborator, Professor John Dilpate, during the 1930s—a period known as Golden Age of detective fiction. A … Continue reading
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