Category Archives: Alumni Authors
History and adventure await
Michael Cloherty O’Connell, who earned a master’s degree from Boston College in 1998, is the author of two new books: Lady Liberty’s Treasure Hunt and Riley’s Treasure Chase. Lady Liberty’s Treasure Hunt is a memoir combined with an intricately crafted … Continue reading
Unjustly convicted
In his recently republished book, Justice Under God: How Faith, Hope, and Charity Freed an Innocent Man and Helped Save a Thousand Lives, Boston College Law School Adjunct Professor Christopher J. Muse, a retired Superior Court judge, chronicles his and … Continue reading
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Staging the Lyric
University of Dallas Assistant Professor of English Sarah Berry aims to explain the 21st-century resurgence of Anglophone verse drama in her new book, Staging the Lyric: Modern and Contemporary Experiments with Verse Drama (Bloomsbury, 2024). This modern verse drama differs … Continue reading
Inspired by her grandmother
White Mulberry is a new historical novel written by 1994 Boston College Law School graduate Rosa Kwon Easton. Inspired by the life of Easton’s grandmother, White Mulberry is a moving portrait of Miyoung, a young girl who leaves an impoverished … Continue reading
Catholic women preaching
Catholic Women Preach: Raising Voices, Renewing the Church (Orbis Books, 2024) is the third installment of a series of books featuring homilies offered by Catholic women from around the world on the Gospel readings for Sundays and holy days. The … Continue reading
Higher education in the British Atlantic world
The Universities of Scotland, Ireland and New England during the British Civil Wars: Contested Seminaries (Boydell Press, 2024), written by Boston College alumnus Salvatore Cipriano, provides new insight into the contested nature of higher education in the British Atlantic world … Continue reading
Nearly dead
How does one recover from a near-death experience? In his memoir, 1974 Boston College graduate Michael J. Hession, M.D., a physician who has cared for critically ill patients for more than 30 years, shares the story of his own near-death … Continue reading
Broadcast journalist tells her story
Broadcast journalist Judith Bishop, a member of the Newton College of the Sacred Heart Class of 1962, reflects on her career covering political milestones, breaking news, and the arts in the new book, Behind the Scenes. She writes, “It’s a … Continue reading
An innocent man
In a small Missouri town in 1992, the body of 19-year-old Mischelle Lawless was found in her car, stalled on the side of a road. Joshua C. Kezer was arrested and charged for her murder—and spent the next 16 years … Continue reading
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