Archive for: alumni authors
January|February 2016 Alumni Authors
By Alcalde Staff
The End by John Crawley, BA ’73, Life Member Teacher Lucy Brooks is diagnosed with a painful, aggressive strain of terminal cancer before falling into a coma....
November|December Alumni Authors
By Alcalde Staff
The Naughty List by Michael Fry, BA ’82, and Bradley Jackson, BS ’07, Life Member Even though 12-year-old Bobbie Mendoza hates Christmas, she wants to make her...
September|October Alumni Authors
By Anna Daugherty and Jane Robbins Mize
The Carriage House by Louisa Hall, MA ’09, PhD ’14 Louisa Hall’s debut novel is set in her hometown in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The story focuses on what...
July|August Alumni Authors
By Alcalde Staff
Inclusive Veritas and Justice by Richard Walker, BA ’99 Criminal justice expert Walker argues that restorative justice is a key component in reducing both violent...
May | June Alumni Authors
By Alcalde Staff
Lifted by the Great Nothing by Karim Dimechkie, MFA ’14 Former Michener fellow Karim Dimechkie’s debut novel is the story of a Lebanese-American boy exploring...
March|April Alumni Authors
By Chris O'Connell
A View From Beneath the Dancing Elephant: Rediscovering IBM’s Corporate Constitution by Peter E. Greulich, BA ’79 Peter Greulich worked at IBM for 30 years,...
January|February Alumni Authors
By Alcalde Staff
Raising Questions: Daring to Denounce the Religious Right to Defend Our Civil Rights by Lauryne Wright, BJ ’83, Life Member Scattered with inspirational quotes...
November|December Alumni Authors
By Chris O'Connell
Recently Published Brothers on the Run by Pat Lorraine Simons, BA ’64 Based on a crazy but true story, Brothers focuses on two German-Jewish teenagers—the titular...
Good Reads: September | October 2014
By Rose Cahalan
New Books of Interest to the Longhorn Universe Above the East China Sea By Sarah Bird, MA ’76 The 82-day Battle of Okinawa claimed the lives of at least 12,000...
September|October Alumni Authors
By Chris O'Connell
Recently Published Adventures with a Historian: The Life & Times of John R. “Jack” Hubbard by John R. Hubbard, BA ’38, MA ’39, PhD ’50, Life...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor