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Title Author Class Year Publication Genre Publication Year Role(s)
Plague Take It: A COVID Almanac By and About Elders: An Almanac Jonathan C. Peirce Ph.D. (Jon) '67 1967 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
The Carpenter Fiction 2021
Hour of the Witch Mr. Chris Bohjalian '82 1982 Fiction 2021 Alumni, Others
Finding Zen in the Ordinary: Stories and Reflections Mr. J. Christopher Keevil (Chris) '76 1976 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make Mr. Ronald B. Lieber (Ron) '93 1993 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
Seeing Silicon Valley: Life inside a Fraying America Ms. Mary B. Meehan (Mary Beth) '89 1989 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
The First Christmas: A Novel: A Story of New Beginnings Mr. Stephen Mitchell '64 1964 Fiction 2021 Alumni
No Small Comfort Mr. Brian J. Simoneau '99 1999 Poetry 2021 Alumni
Endings & Beginnings: Family Essays Dr. DeWitt P. Henry '63 1963 2021 Alumni
Revolution and Political Violence in Central Europe: The Deluge of 1919 (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare) Dr. Eliza J. Ablovatski '93 1993 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
The Weekday Vegetarians: 100 Recipes and a Real-Life Plan for Eating Less Meat: A Cookbook Ms. Jenny Rosenstrach (Jenny) '93 1993 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
Can't Let Go Raphael T. Tshibangu M.D. '74 1974 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age Dr. Deborah M. Applegate (Debby) '89 1989 2021 Alumni
Female Husbands: A Trans History Jen Manion Non-Fiction 2021 Faculty
You've Reached Sam: A Novel Fiction 2021
Keep Smiling: An American Business in Post-embargo Vietnam Mr. Richard N. McCombs '69 1969 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
Manhunter Mr. Walter M. Simonson '68 1968 Fiction 2021 Alumni
Rip Saw Mr. Walter Marks '55 1955 Fiction 2021 Alumni
And The Stars Kept Watch The Reverend Peter A. Friedrichs '79 1979 2021 Alumni
Fast-Starting a Career of Consequence: Practical Christ-Centered Advice for Entering or Re-entering the WorkforceFast-Starting a Career of Consequence: Practical Christ-Centered Advice for Entering or Re-entering the Workforce Mr. Frederick J. Sievert (Fred) '70 1970 2021 Alumni
Place of Privilege: Young, Black and in an Unexpected Place of Privilege Mr. Mark S. Robinson '78 1978 2021 Alumni
Spin: A Novel Based on a (Mostly) True Story Mr. Peter A. Zheutlin '75 1975 2021 Alumni
We the Gamers: How Games Teach Ethics and Civics Dr. Karen L. Schrier (Kat) '99 1999 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky Dr. Andrew D. Kaufman (Andy) '91 1991 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
The Middle East: Sixty-Four Years of Dramatic Journeys from Morocco to Pakistan Dr. Francis B. Randall (Frank) '52 1952 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni