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...

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Green 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....

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Lead 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...

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Intersections

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...

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A 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...

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And 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...

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Muddy 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...

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Everybody 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...

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OF 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,...

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Minority 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...

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Keirn 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...

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