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Story of a nurse leader
Karen A. Daley, who holds master’s and doctoral degrees from BC’s Connell School of Nursing, has overcome personal and professional challenges to become an influential and respected nurse leader. She...
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A pilgrim heart
After spending 300 miles on the Ignatian Camino, Boston College graduate Christine Marie Eberle returned to the United States with blisters that would fade, friendships that would not, and the...
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Hiker and storyteller
Matt Larson is the author of 4000s by 40: Tackling Middle Age in the Mountains of New Hampshire, which chronicles his journey of mistakes and self-discovery while seeking to climb all 48 of the Granite...
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Expert Witness Ann Burgess
Boston College Connell School of Nursing Professor Ann Burgess is a trailblazing forensic and psychiatric nurse who has worked with the FBI and helped pioneer the criminal profiling of serial killers....
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Dublin to Dingle
In 2023, Boston College graduate David H. McGrath set out to walk across Ireland, from Dublin on the east coast to the west coast, specifically Skellig Michael, the location featured in the Star Wars...
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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...
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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....
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Unaccompanied at the border
Poet Javier Zamora will discuss home, identity, and the immigrant experience—the focus of his acclaimed 2022 memoir Solito (Hogarth)—at Boston College on February 26 in Gasson 100 at 7 p.m. At age...
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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,...
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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,...
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Sand dunes and salty air
Secret, Hidden, and Forgotten Cape Cod (Omni Publishing, 2024) is a new book that unveils the lesser-known treasures of the iconic peninsula, from secluded shores and enchanting trails to secret places...
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An Innkeeper’s Memoir
It sounds like the premise of a movie or a novel: A couple ditches corporate life and buys and restores an inn on the coast of Maine. In actuality, it’s the real life story of 1986 Boston College grad...
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Growing up awkward in the ’80s
Fans of 1980s nostalgia and coming-of-age stories will find lots to like in Misfit (Flatiron Books/Macmillan, 2023), a memoir written by comedian Gary Gulman, who graduated from Boston College in 1993....
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Trapped in the dysfunction of another’s addiction
“A child’s home should be the safest place for them, but it’s not when you live with an erratic, active alcoholic,” writes Timothy Burke, whose new memoir, Milk and Whiskey On Logan Way, recounts his...
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Fathers and sons
Mere weeks after Luke Russert, the only child of journalists Maureen Orth of Vanity Fair and Tim Russert of NBC News, graduated from Boston College in 2008, Tim Russert died unexpectedly. In a new...
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How to write a travel memoir
If you ever wanted to write a travel memoir or capture a few stories from your vacations, Boston College graduate Jillian Schedneck has written a guide book to help you accomplish your goal. Write Your...
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The sweet life of Fr. Walter Smith
It’s not surprising that a memoir by a priest and psychologist who has spent six decades in the Society of Jesus would include numerous tales of significant people and events. The memoir of Boston...
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My Sister’s Keeper
In her haunting book The Perfect Other: A Memoir of My Sister (Harper, 2022), Boston College graduate Kyleigh Leddy recounts the fear, anguish, and heartbreak of losing a sister to mental illness. The...
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Fixing Broken Mirrors
In his newly published memoir, Fixing Broken Mirrors, 2022 Boston College graduate Taesung Kim recounts his lonely, traumatic childhood as the target of domestic abuse. Writing using the pen name...
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Coming of age through grief and music
Boston College graduate Katie Moulton tells the story of her coming of age through grief and the music of Tom Petty in her new audiobook memoir, Dead Dad Club. Moulton’s father, a former record store...
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