Books by Medill Alumni
Goodbye, French Fry
Rin-rin Yu (MSJ01) Rin-rin Yu just published her debut fiction novel for middle grade readers, called Goodbye, French Fry. When 10-year-old American-born Chinese Ping-Ping is...
A Fraction of a Point
Nina Mandell (BSJ07) When the Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School gymnastics team competes in the Ohio High School Athletic Association state gymnastics meet, they’re expected to...
Two Years on Another Planet. Or is it Alaska?
David Bernknoph (BSJ80) A novel about a down-on-his-luck journalist who accepts the challenge of packing up his entire life and moving to Alaska, where he’s...
The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide: How to Plan, Write, and Publish Your Nonfiction
Elizabeth Dougherty (MSJ98) Many experts dream of writing a nonfiction book. Few do it. The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide: How to Plan, Write, and Publish Your...
Highland Games and Hippodromes: Scottish Identity and Influence at the Dawn of the American Pro Wrestling Industry
Ian Douglass (MSJ06) The pioneer era of North American professional wrestling reached its peak just as tens of thousands of Scottish families were forcefully evicted...
Byline for the Dead
Ray Welling (BSJ81) Byline for the Dead is a historical mystery-thriller that interweaves stories from different eras as two journalists, five decades apart, work to...
Our Assyrian Story
Joseph Snell (MSJ20) Our Assyrian Story tells the real-life saga of an ancient community fighting to preserve its language and culture in the face of...
Entrepreneurship for Leaders
Jayshree Mainthia Vakil (MSJ91) The authors’ collective expertise provides a rich tapestry of insights, offering a comprehensive guide for leaders navigating the complex landscape of...
The Messi Effect
Paul Tenorio (BSJ07) In The Messi Effect, Paul Tenorio, national soccer writer for The Athletic, who has spent more than a decade providing insight into...
Tiny Glimmers of Light – a Novel
Tanya Athar-Jogee (IMC03) 2014: When a knock comes in the half-light before dawn in a slum in Karachi, Pakistan, the lives of 19-year-old Goha and...
Ocumo: A Latin American Novel
Tulio Capriles (MSJ99) Pen name: Mel Páez Güelcom to Ocumo, a city like any other on this side of the New World, somewhere, anywhere (everywhere!?)...
The Elusive Body: Patients, Doctors and the Diagnosis Crisis
Alexandra Sifferlin (BSJ12) Millions of Americans live with conditions that elude diagnosis, often navigating a healthcare system that fails to recognize or effectively address their...
Miami Road
Jerry Kirshenbaum (BSJ60) When Jerry Kirshenbaum’s family moved into a grand house on fashionable Miami Road in Benton Harbor, Michigan, life was comfortable but not...
AI for Families
Shannon Edwards (MSJ95) AI is already shaping how children learn, play, and see the world, leaving many families feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about navigating this...
The Art of Compassion
Alice Foeller (BSJ98) In this memoir of a liminal passage through grief, Alice Foeller shares compelling stories from the days and weeks following her husband’s...