Category Archives: Alumni Authors

The Late Parade

Boston College alumnus Adam Fitzgerald’s new collection of poetry titled The Late Parade (W.W. Norton/Liveright, 2013) was the recipient of a rave review in the New York Times. “Fitzgerald’s voice is a new and welcome sound in the aviary of … Continue reading

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Beach read

Boston College alumna and best-selling author Barbara Delinsky has a new book out this summer titled Sweet Salt Air (St. Martin’s Press), which has already made it to the New York Times Best Sellers List and been named a Best … Continue reading

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Stories of conversion

Boston College alumna and Boston College parent Patricia Sodano Ireland, who returned to the Catholic Church after serving as a Lutheran minister for 10 years, presents stories of women’s conversion to Catholicism in the book Women in Search of Truth: … Continue reading

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International teachers in American schools

In her new book, Teachers Without Borders?: The Hidden Consequences of International Teachers in U.S. Schools (Teachers College Press), Boston College alumna Alyssa Hadley Dunn presents a case study of four teachers from India who came to the US to teach … Continue reading

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“Blessed are the pure in heart”

Boston College alumna Patricia Sodano Ireland, director of theology programs in the division of Graduate and Professional Studies at Saint Joseph’s College in Maine, is the author of the book, Guardian of a Pure Heart: St. Augustine on the Path … Continue reading

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Homecoming

Alumna Jennifer Close has published a new novel, The Smart One (Knopf Doubleday). It’s the story of Weezy Coffey and what happens when her adult children’s various missteps drive them back to their childhood home. Close recently wrote about the … Continue reading

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Chasing Ice

The Arts Festival will host a book-signing by alumnus and noted nature photographer James Balog on Apr. 25 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall. He will be signing copies of his book, ICE: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers, a visual chronicle … Continue reading

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Arts Festival to honor Polito

Poet, essayist and biographer Robert Polito will be presented with the 2013 Alumni Award for Artistic Achievement on Apr. 26 at Boston College’s annual Arts Festival. Polito is being honored by the University’s Arts Council for his distinguished career in … Continue reading

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Heart of the team

Boston College alumna Rachel Gregorio has illustrated the Boston sports-themed children’s book, Danny Woodhead: A Football Dream Come True. The story, about the big contribution made by a football team’s smallest player, is inspired by New England Patriots running back … Continue reading

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A hero’s tale

A new children’s book, titled The Man in the Red Bandanna, tells the story of BC alumnus Welles Crowther, who heroically gave his life while saving others in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The book was written … Continue reading

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