New or forthcoming titles by Aggies for your summer reading list.
Jeanne C. DeFazio ’73 collect poems by Terry McDermott for Letting Go (Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2024), addressing post-abortion grief.
Jason Warburg ’84 self-published the third novel in his Tim Green series, as the protagonist searches his family history and discovers his grandfather was a Holocaust survivor in Home Was a Dream (2024).
Eric Paul Shaffer, Ph.D. ’91, celebrated the recent publication of Green Leaves: Selected & New Poems (Coyote Arts Press, 2024), his eighth book of poetry. Shaffer’s book, A Million-Dollar Bill, once out of print, was reissued in 2024 by Coyote Arts.
Mark Wisniewski, M.A. ’91, writes a noir mystery for his latest book, Necessary Deeds (Regal House Publishing, 2024).
Patrick Moser, Ph.D. ’97, follows up his previous book about Hawaiian surf culture with a look at cultural appropriation in Waikīkī Dreams: How California Appropriated Hawaiian Beach Culture (University of Illinois Press,2024).
Josh Fernandez ’04 offers an encompassing memoir in The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist (PM Press, 2024).
Gabrielle Myers, M.A. ’08, publishes her third book of poetry, Break Self: Feed (Finishing Line Press, 2024), out in July.
Rachel Stark, M.A. ’19, presents her debut novel, Perris, CA (Penguin Press, 2024), about a female character’s journey from trauma to healing in a mostly unseen part of America.
Hannah Holzer ’20 teaches children how to be journalists in Kid Reporter Field Guide (Penguin Young Readers, 2024), out in December.
Shamanique Bodie-Williams, M.B.A. ’26, explores how kids can talk about respecting animal habitat in the children’s book, Esther and the Three Bahamian Crabs (The Bahamas Wellness Center, 2024).