Books by Medill Alumni
Ken Morrow
Allan Kreda (MSJ88) All hockey players dream of hoisting the Stanley Cup and winning a gold medal for their home country. Ken Morrow was the...
Read MoreGreen Gold
Monique Parsons (MSJ89) The avocado is the quintessential symbol of aspirational living, a ubiquitous agricultural favorite, and the driver of an $18 billion global industry....
Read MoreThe Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club
Martha Hall Kelly (MSJ81) 2016: Thirty-four-year-old Mari Starwood is still grieving after her mother’s death as she travels to the storied island of Martha’s Vineyard,...
Read MoreLead Like an Editor
Victor Maze (MSJ03) In today’s crowded marketplace, selling a quality product is not enough. To stand out, businesses must tell compelling stories and build relationships...
Read MoreIntersections
Karen Florsheim Uhlmann (MSJ79) Secrets and guilt collide as Charlotte Oakes’ perfect life unravels after a hit-and-run possibly involving her troubled daughter. She forms a...
Read MoreA Life of the Party
Dave Schechter (MSJ78) The Story of a Jewish Woman Who Made Communism Her Way to Repair the World An FBI informant called Amy Schechter “a...
Read MoreAnd Now, Back to Me
Rita Lussier (MSA79) What does a mother do when her youngest child leaves home and her perfectly ordered (well, almost) life is suddenly thrown off...
Read MoreMuddy the Water
Matt Barrows (MSJ97) When a popular fishing captain is murdered on his own trawler, everyone in Haversport, Massachusetts, knows the culprit is a young deckhand...
Read MoreEverybody Needs an Editor
Melissa Harris (BSJ02) Melissa Harris is co-author of the new book “Everybody Needs an Editor: The Essential Guide to Clear and Effective Writing,” written with...
Read MoreOF BLACK, WHITE, AND MANY COLORS
by Michael Chacko Daniels (MSJ68) With illustrations by Krittika Ramanujan & Aaron Bass Michael Chacko Daniels, in his inimitable way, paints a wild, sensuous, explosive,...
Read MorePerforming the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality
Dr. Elia Powers (BSJ03) “Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality” explores how journalists from historically marginalized groups have long felt pressure...
Read MoreDiscovering Your Passion: The Path to Your Authentic Life (MSJ16)
Shadan Kapri (MSJ16) “Discovering Your Passion: The Path to Your Authentic Life,” is written for all of those who don’t fit the mold, to the...
Read MoreMinority Rule
Ari Berman (BSJ04) A riveting account of the decades-long effort by reactionary white conservatives to undermine democracy and entrench their power—and the movement to stop...
Read MoreKeirn Chronicles Volume Two
Ian Douglass (MSJ06) In this 440-page sequel, Ian Douglass (MSJ06) works with Steve Keirn to tell the story about his mainstream return to wrestling, the...
Read MoreThe New York Times Essential Book of Cocktails
Steve Reddicliffe (BSJ75) Steve Reddicliffe of Glen Arbor, Mich., is the editor of the new edition of The New York Times Essential Book of Cocktails,...
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