Category Archives: Alumni Authors

Attorney Jane Smith

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Bookworm

Bestselling authors Mike Lupica, a Boston College alumnus, and James Patterson have teamed up again for a new thriller: The Hamptons Lawyer (Little, Brown and Company, 2025). According to the publisher: “Undefeated criminal defense attorney Jane Smith—known as the Hamptons … Continue reading →

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Learning about Joan Mitchell

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Bookworm

American artist Joan Mitchell (1925-92), who created abstract oil paintings, drawings, and prints, is the subject of a new children’s picture book by Boston College graduate Lisa Rogers. Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony (Calkins Creek, 2025) focuses on the artist’s … Continue reading →

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Father Greg’s vision

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Bookworm

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

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Bookworm

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 →

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Marvelous Marvin

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Bookworm

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 →

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The Carousel Man

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Bookworm

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 →

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The Siberian Candidate

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Bookworm

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 →

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Miracles can happen

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Bookworm

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 →

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What’s your sign?

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Bookworm

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 →

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Girls with Goals

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Bookworm

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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