Books by Medill Alumni
Who We Are Now
Lauryn Chamberlain (BSJ14) Four friends. Fifteen years. Who We Are Now is a story of Sliding Doors moments, those seemingly small choices of early adulthood...
Read MoreVideo Game of the Year
Jordan Minor (BSJ14) Pong. The Legend of Zelda. Final Fantasy VII. Rock Band. Fortnite. Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For each of the 40 years of...
Read MoreShadow State
Frank Sennett (BSJ90) One of the first novels to explore the implications of the January 6 insurrection, and the infiltration of Oath Keepers and Proud...
Read MoreOn the Other Side of Everything
Kim Shine (MSJ13) “On the Other Side of Everything” is about living life and controlling your own destiny. The poetry in this book ranges from...
Read MoreData + Journalism: A Story Driven Approach to Learning Data Reporting
Mike Reilley (MSJ95) Mike Reilley co-authored this introductory textbook and newsroom handbook that teaches data journalism techniques as a process. The book features exercises, tips,...
Read MoreIt’s Impossible to Commit to Maybe
David Lumley (MSJ77) It’s Impossible to Commit to Maybe: a bold guide for business managers provides the how to lessons and proven recommendations for managers...
Read MoreRestoring Prairie, Pond, and Woods: How a Small Trail Can Make a Big Difference
Laurie Lawlor (BSJ74) Restoring Prairie, Pond, and Woods: How a Small Trail Can Make a Big Difference is full color nonfiction for readers age 10...
Read MoreLook for Something Good
Robert Drews (BSJ71, MSJ72) J.J. Werth has lived for his work, allowing career to replace the need for a family or outside interests. So when...
Read MoreThe Keirn Chronicles Volume One: The Fabulous Wrestling Life of Steve Keirn
Ian Douglass (MSJ06) Before Steve Keirn became one of the most influential trainers in professional wrestling history, he had a one-of-a-kind wrestling career that stretched...
Read MoreHow a Young Crow Came to Love a Sunbird, a Green Parrot, an Old Woman, and Balls of Rice
Michael Chacko Daniels (MSJ68) In his foreword to the book, Deepak Dalal writes: “Although Michael Chacko Daniels has lived and written for over five decades...
Read MorePOWER MOMS: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life
Joann S. Lublin (BSJ70) In POWER MOMS, Lublin shares her own experiences combining work and motherhood alongside those of 86 executive mothers from the first...
Read MoreThe Right Thing to Do
Jeffrey Cousins (BSJ85) In this Sci-Fi adventure, a captured alien reveals that the aliens created humans. Humans are just robots. The human race has different...
Read MoreBahamian Rhapsody: The Unofficial History of Pro Wrestling’s Unofficial Territory, 1960 – 2020
Ian Douglass (MSJ06) Spanning 60 years and covering professional wrestling events that took place on both land and sea, this book by Ian Douglass includes...
Read MoreThe Wandering Womb: Essays in Search of Home
S.L. (Sandi) Wisenberg (BSJ79) Even as a fourth-generation Jewish Texan, S.L. Wisenberg has always felt the ghost of Europe dogging her steps, making her feel...
Read MoreStill Hungry Tales from the Shadows
Bob Reiss (BSJ73) Bob’s 24th book, “Still Hungry, Tales From the Shadows” is a short story collection with 8 tales reflecting a lifelong love with...
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