CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

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The Float Test

Lynn Steger Strong, lecturer in creative writing

The Float Test (Mariner Books) follows four semi-estranged siblings reunited under unfortunate circumstances — the death of their mother. Jenn…

Unchanged Trebles

Rebekah Peeples *09

In Unchanged Trebles (Rutgers University Press), Peeples explores the world of contemporary boy choirs. Pulling from her own experience as…

Overinvested

Nina Bandelj *03

In her latest book, Bandelj argues that parents have become overinvested in having children. She pinpoints when the shift happened…

The City of Our Dreaming

Laleh Khalili, Gabriela Leandro Pereira, Leanne Betasamoske Simpson, and V. Mitch McEwen, assistant professor of architecture Faculty Books

The City of Our Dreaming (Duke University Press) is the written record of the third annual Alchemy Lecture. The series…

The Intentions of Thunder

Patricia Smith, professor of creative writing

A 2025 National Book Award winner, The Intentions of Thunder ( Scribner) is a collection of essential works from Professor…

Bridging Art, Design, and Technology

Aaron Marcus ’65

Part autobiography, part designer monograph, Bridging Art, Design, and Technology ( Springer Nature Switzerland) is a chronological story spanning 70…

Atlas’s Bones

D. Vance Smith, professor of English

Atlas’s Bones ( University of Chicago Press) is a bold reexamination of how deeply African thought shaped what we now…

The Bootheel

Burleigh Leonard ’73

Set in Missouri in the 1950s, The Bootheel (independently published) follows the story of a newly ordained white Minister and…

Stories of Nuclear Safety

Aybars Gürpinar ’67

For several decades beginning in the ’80s, Gurpinar worked at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). While there, he witnessed…

The Last House Before the Sea

Gabi Martínez (translated by Ezra E. Fitz ’00)

In The Last House Before the Sea (Restless Books), author and journalist Gabi Martínez reflects on the year he spent…

Leading Toward Liberation

Annmarie Caño ’93

Caño draws on her identities as a Latina, first-generation college student, clinical psychologist, and higher education administrator in her new…

Troy Reborn

Philip Seib ’70

As a lover of classical literature, Seib offers readers his retelling of Vergil’s Aeneid with a modern twist. Aeneid tells…

Powerlines

David N. Powers ’78

Powerlines (NFES Publishing) follows the life of accomplished attorney David Powers as he reflects on his experiences with privilege, education…

Meet Every Learner’s Needs

Robert Barnett ’09

Barnett shares strategies for enhancing and inspiring student learning in all classrooms. Using a unique, globally tested methodology, this book…

Mathey Girls

Melody Chu ’01

Esther Hsu’s life seems to be perfect. She’s an Ivy League-educated woman taking a break from her lucrative consulting career…