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Recent Books By Alumni NAN BYRNE (M.S.Ed. ’84), editor, Bar Stories, Bottom Dog Press. This collection of 14 stories, most of them by “emerging authors,” includes “Liberty” by Matt Oliver ’99 (M.F.A. ’03). Chris Lukic, editor of NewYorkOnTap.com, writes, “You’ll recognize your favorite watering hole in this glorious new book. ‘Bar Stories’ has all the hook-ups, fall downs, colorful characters, and laughs of a great night on the town.” Cezarija Abartis, author of “Nice Girls and Other Stories,” says, “What an intoxicating collection ... a variety of lengths and styles and attitudes, of voices and subjects.” www.amazon.com WAYNE DEMENTI (M.B.A. ’74) and Lou Ann Meadows Ladin, State Fair of Virginia – Since 1854 – More than a Midway, Independent Publishers Association. “The opportunity to study the history of the state fair was also an opportunity to better understand the history of the state of Virginia,” says Dementi. A coffee table book, “State Fair of Virginia” received a 2007 Bronze IPPY Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association for Best Regional Non-fiction book in the mid-Atlantic. ROD L. EVANS ’78, Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge: The Book of Mnemonic Devices, Penguin Group. From remembering the notes on a scale (Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge) to using HOMES for conjuring up the Great Lakes, mnemonic devices have helped countless students, teachers and trivia buffs recall key information in a snap – using anagrams, clever rhymes and word games. In this comprehensive guide, readers will find many ingeniously simple devices for remembering facts about everything from science and religion to literature and sports. www.penguin.com DEBORAH B. FINLAY ’78 (M.S.Ed. ’89), What Did All Those Biblical Characters Do with All Those Children? A Biblical Search to the Answers of Parenting, Maximilian Publishing Co. The book gives basic information on child growth and development, misbehavior and parenting strategies. Says Finlay, “You will begin to observe and appreciate our biblical families from a very different perspective when their family life is held up against the currently held, solidly based parenting theories. You will begin to see what God has always tried to teach parents concerning the raising of children.” deborahfinlay.com/home/html CHERYL GRABENSTEIN ’80, The Divorced Parent’s Challenge. The eight challenges presented give parents the opportunity to help their children. The advice is straightforward and nonjudgmental. “When we focus on the love we feel for our children instead of the negative feelings we harbor for an ex spouse we are helping our children learn about love and forgiveness,” says Grabenstein. “The connection between divorced parents is through their child and when kept in the forefront of their minds it becomes easier to focus on positive emotions.” the divorcedparentschallenge.com APRIL RUDAT (M.S.Ed. ’05), Oh Yes You Can Breastfeed Twins! From the author’s success story comes a practical, fun and research-based guide to breastfeeding and parenting multiples. Packed with staple information, it includes photos, charts and troubleshooting tips. A registered dietitian, the author also offers nutrition tips for each stage of breastfeeding, from lactation through the toddler years. Rudat, who breastfed her boy/girl twins for two years, also addresses the trials and tribulations in the first year of life with twins. www.ohyesyoucanbreastfeedtwins.com STEPHEN SICILIANO ’82, The Sidewalk Smokers Club, iUniverse. According to the author, the novel tells “the story of some otherwise normal, law-abiding folks who are forced to the sidewalk to smoke by city ordinance. They become fast friends, where they might not have even met.” The smokers unite, taking on a media giant over the publication of some nude photos. A review in San Diego’s The Espresso says, “‘Smokers’ showcases a world that perhaps we’d all like to inhabit for awhile and be the better for it.” iUniverse.com LINDA JEANNETTE WARD (M.S. ’76), Scent of Jasmine and Brine, inkling press. In her latest collection of tanka, poems in Japanese verse form of 31 syllables with five unrhymed lines, Ward explores the themes of time, spirit, death and love. Her first entry: paint me blurred/like a Monet garden/where imperfections fade/into lilacs and lilies/and autumn leaves never fall. In the introduction, Pamela Miller Ness writes, “Often she contains emotion in minute descriptive detail and ... takes comfort in the small surprises of the natural world.” www.inklingpress.ca Calling All Authors |