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| Recent Books By Alumni
WES DEMOTT ’79, Heat Sync, Leisure Books. An elite U.S. military unit (JASPERS) has compelling evidence that the president’s policies are emasculating the military and making America vulnerable in this new thriller by DeMott, a former FBI agent and SWAT team member. With their beloved country at risk, JASPERS recruits Navy SEAL Henry Thompson to assassinate the president. When H.T. questions the moral difference between assassination and murder, suddenly his own life is at stake along with America’s future. myscontent@aol.com LENORE HART (M.F.A. ’00), The Treasure of Savage Island, Dutton. In this young adult novel, Rafe is an escaped slave, shipwrecked while stowing away to Boston. Molly is the strong-willed, penniless island girl who rescues him. Their wary friendship is tested when Savage Island is raided by picaroons still loyal to England after the Revolution.The two must work together to save Molly’s wounded father, expose a traitor, find a legendary treasure to free Molly’s family from debt and spirit Rafe away to freedom. Hart also published her second novel, Ordinary Springs (PenguinPutnam) in January and co-authored a children’s book, T. Rex at Swan Lake (Dutton Books for Children), in 2004. NICOLE MAZZARELLA (M.F.A. ’01), This Heavy Silence, Paraclete Press. In her debut novel, Mazzarella writes with sensitivity and precision about rural, Midwestern life. Her protagonist is Dottie Connell, thick-skinned, independent and fiercely loyal, who loves her life, farming her family’s 300 acres in rural Ohio despite the bitterness and hardship that comes with the territory. When circumstances prompt her to adopt her best friend’s daughter, she finds that she must confront her long-entrenched ideas about motherhood, sexuality and God. The book explores the mysteries of grace, the bargaining of birthright and the power of vows. www.paracletepress.com CLAY SHAMPOE ’80 (M.S.Ed. ’86), The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, Arcadia. In his third book, Shampoe continues his journey to chronicle Virginia’s rich sports history. Through pictures and stories, he features many of the 230 individuals who are enshrined in the Hall of Fame, including Arthur Ashe, Sam Snead, Lawrence Taylor, Moses Malone, Eppa Rixey, Anne Donovan, Bruce Smith and David Robinson. Among those chronicled are three African Americans who broke the color line in their sports and the originator of basketball’s jump shot. The stories, accompanied by 175 classic photos, guide the reader on a unique tour of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. www.arcadiapublishing.com COLETTE SHAW ’89, Won’t Get Fooled Again, Loose Slips Press. In her first novel, Shaw tells the story of mild-mannered, but ambitious, business executive Suzanne Curtis, who harbors a secret love for heavy metal music, and particularly the rock band KISS. When Curtis walks into a meeting with her supervisor expecting a huge promotion, she is instead thrown unwittingly into a vicious fight to protect the company she devoted her life to. To further complicate matters, she finds herself drawn to a man whose identity, if revealed, could jeopardize her career and expose a hidden personal life. www. ColetteShaw.com MESHA D. WALLACE (M.S.Ed. ’97), From Battery to Bravery: Battered Sisters, You Can Live Bravely, Revolving Truth Writing Outreach. A compilation of fiction stories, poems and an appendix of helpful resources, the book focuses on women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Wallace’s hope is that raising awareness of the problem will help bring about recovery for all of the victims of abuse and battery. revolvingtruth778@yahoo.com
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