Category Archives: Alumni Authors
Finding home
The Shortest Way Home, a new novel by BC alumna Juliette Fay, has been named one of the Best Books of 2012 by Library Journal. The Shortest Way Home tells the story of Sean Doran who returns to his hometown … Continue reading
Significance of Empathy
A new book by Boston College alumnus Joseph Palmisano, SJ, (Class of 1997), was celebrated at a book launch event held at Boston College-Ireland earlier this fall. In the book, Beyond the Walls: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Edith Stein on the … Continue reading
Defending Jacob
Defending Jacob, a legal thriller by author and Boston College Law alumnus William Landay, has been burning up the best sellers lists. The story is about an assistant district attorney whose life is shaken when his 14-year-old son is accused … Continue reading
Memoir of an orphan boy
Boston College will host a book signing and reading by alumnus Steve Pemberton ’89, whose memoir, A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home, tells the story of how … Continue reading
Boomers in the Peace Corps
In 2008, Boston College alumnus Dr. Christopher Doran (Class of 1968) and his wife left behind the comforts of America to volunteer for the Peace Corps. They spent two years in Botswana, which has the second highest incidence of HIV … Continue reading
Murder mystery in Charlestown
Boston College alumnus Tom MacDonald has published The Charlestown Connection, which tells the story of Dermot Sparhawk, a former all-American football star at Boston College, who takes to the streets of Boston to solve his godfather’s murder. MacDonald says he … Continue reading
Strike up the band
The Boston Globe recently featured author Erin Dionne, BC Class of 1997. Dionne is the author of several books, including the recent Notes from an Accidental Band Geek, (cited by BC Bookmarks back in September). The book, geared for middle … Continue reading
Legal thriller Black Diamond
Black Diamond, a legal thriller set in Boston against the backdrop of the high-stakes horse racing world, is the third novel by Boston College Law School alumnus John F. Dobbyn ’65. It centers on two lawyers who agree to defend … Continue reading
Finding Christmas through a misfit sock
The Misfit Sock, a family tradition-turned-storybook by BC alumna Karen Kiefer, tells the tale of a sock which has lost its match during the laundry cycle. The sock is instantly labeled a “misfit” and thrown into a misfit laundry pile. The … Continue reading
After the diagnosis
In the spirit of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, BC Bookmarks highlights a book by Ann Murray Paige, a member of the BC Class of 1987 who was first diagnosed with breast cancer at age 38. Paige is the author … Continue reading
